The “Other” Harvey’s Night Fly

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from the photo in The Founding Flies by Mike Valla

Hook: 2/0 - 8
Thread: black
Rib: cream or ginger rooster hackle, palmered
Body: spun and clipped hair, deer or elk
Hackle: same as rib, continued from rib if long enough, or added
Wings: stiff hen body feathers tied in dull side out on sides of body, flared

Head cement recipe:
Goop
Xylene (epoxy thinnner)

Instructions:
Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene
Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene
Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency

Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid

https://youtu.be/AJbvJUixaCs

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