Step 1: Tie a base of thread from behind the eye to the bend of the hook and coat with head cement. This will serve as a solid base for the tail and prevent the fly from torquing.By Capt. Ted Lund
Tying Brooks’ Blonde
Step 2: Take a clump of long, white bucktail about the diameter of a pencil. Holding it at the tips, use your fingers to knock out any of the underfur or shorter hairs, leaving the longest, straightest fibers. Tie in about 1/16 of an inch behind the hook and wrap towards the hook bend.By Capt. Ted Lund
Tying Brooks’ Blonde
Step 3: Tie in several strands of pearlescent Lateral Scale at the hook bend. Wrap forward, creating a body, to within 1/16 of an inch from the hook eye. Tie off and cut.By Capt. Ted Lund
Tying Brooks’ Blonde
Step 4: Coat the Lateral Scale with epoxy and rotate until cured.By Capt. Ted Lund
Tying Brooks’ Blonde
Step 5: Using the same procedure in Step 2, tie in a bucktail wing just ahead of the Lateral Scale/epoxy body. Form a small, bullet-shaped head and then whip finish. If desired, apply a small, mylar eye on each side. Coat head with epoxy and rotate until cured.By Capt. Ted Lund
