Marabou

Tying Instructions: Kern Emerger



	1. Attach the thread behind the eye and lay a thread foundation to the bend of the hook.
	2. Clip a segment of black dyed Deer Hair from the hide. Clean the underfur and even the tips in a Hair Stacker. The length of the tail should be one shank length. Measure this from behind the hook eye to the bend of the hook which is just above the barb. This will be the tail tie-in position. Secure witha couple of wraps at the tie-in position.
	3. Secure the hairs with some loose wraps forward to control the flare.Then, progressively, apply tighter wraps until the hair butts are secured and trimmed at mid-shank.
	4. Wrap back to the bend of the hook with tight wraps until you get close to the tail tie-in location, then loosen the wraps to keep from flaring the material. Then, wrap back to the mid-point of the shank.
	5. Secure a copper wire ribbing at the bottom of the hook shank in front of the tail.
	6. Wrap a tapered body with the Quick Descent dubbing to the midpoint of the shank. This will be the foundation for the herl body. Quick Descent dubbing can be a good choice for this as it will help weight the fly to sink.
	7. You can bring the thread back to the tail tie-in position so the the herl can be roped around the thread for strength.
	8. Next, Secure three herls by the tips to the hook shank and wrap the thread to the tail tie-in position.
	9. Wrap the herl to around the thread to form a rope.
	10. Wrap the herl rope forward to the midshank and secure with some thread wraps. Trim off the tag ends.
	11. Counter wrap the copper ribbing with about 4-5 wraps to the midpoint of the shank and secure. Remove the tag end of the ribbing with a "helicopter" motion that breaks the wire near the thread.
	12. Prepare a piece of 1mm closed foam for the wingcase. The foam should be wide enough to cover the top half of the thorax. Attach the foam just behind the eye and secure with thread wraps to the midpoint.
	13. Prepare some blended dubbing using Buggy Nymph dubbing and Lightnin' dubbing. Dub a thick thorax with the blended dubbing.
	14. Taper the thorax as you come closer to the hook eye. Have some space on the shank behind the eye to secure the wingcase.
	15. Bring the foam tightly over the thorax and secure with thread wraps which also creates a small head.
	16. Whip Finish.
	17. Use a dubbing brush to pick out the thorax fibers for emerging legs.
	18. The finished Kern Emerger.