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Milt’s Hex Paradun
Milt’s Hex Paradun
Tying Instructions
1. Tie in two stripped Yellow Dyed Saddle Quills for tail , with a length equivalent to 1 1/2 x’s the hook shank.
2. Select a small batch of Yellow Deer Hair and even the tips in a stacker. Tie in a Yellow Deer Hair Wingpost at about 1/3 position on the hook shank. The length of the wingpost should equal the shank length.from the eye.
3. Trim the butts with multiple cuts for a taper. Secure with tight wraps and apply head cement to the wraps to hold.
4. With thread wraps lift the wing post to a vertical position. Wrap some threads in front of the wingpost to help stabilize. Also apply a number of wraps around the base of the wingpost bring the fibers together as a bundle. Do not overtighten these wraps as splaying will occur.
5. Clip a bundle of Elk Flank Hair and even the tips in a stacker. Secure the base of the bundle in front of the wingpost and wrap up to eye. There may be some short hairs which will not be secured, just remove those from the bundle. The length of the hairs need to go the length of the shank and about another 1/2 shank length as an extension.
6. Bring the hairs back evenly and secure with 4-5 wraps just in front of the wing post.
7.Bring the remaining hairs back along the hook shank and tie with widely-spaced spiral wraps. At the hook bend, bring the hairs up along the two stripped quills about 1/3 the length of the quills. Again, use your spiral wraps and return the spiral wraps back to the wingpost.
8. Attach a Yellow Dyed Saddle Hackle to the wingpost by the butt and make 3-4 wraps. Tie down and trim the tip.
9. Whip finish and trim the remaining tail hairs that extend beyond your tail wraps.
| Materials
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| Hook | TMC 2312 #6-8 |
| Thread | Danville Yellow 6/0 |
| Body | Yellow Elk Hair |
| Tail | 2 Stripped Yellow-dyed Quills |
| Wingpost | Yellow Elk Hair |
| Hackle | Yellow-Dyed Hackle |
Milt’s Hex Paradun
Milt’s Hex Paradun pattern is basically a bundled-fiber extension body started in front of a bundled wing post. The pattern is attributed to local guide, Milt Jensen from Chester, CA in 1980. This type of pattern can also be seen in paradrake patterns as developed by Swisher and Richards in 1971. This type of pattern provides high floatability but is also fragile. Some tiers will apply a spray fixative to the bundled extension to prevent breakage. You can use Deer Hair or Elk Hair, depending upon the length of the material you need.
Fishing the Hex Hatch
The Hex nymphs emerge from lake bottoms during the night usually just after dusk. Anticipating the hatch, you start by nymph fishing. The hatch does not really start until about 9:00 to 10:00 pm when the nymphs emerge and the duns start to appear. Once they shuck their nymphal case the large yellowish Hex duns pop to the surface and try to become airborne quickly before being devoured. The duns need about a day to mature and molt into an adult. During the following night, the females and males mate in giant swarms and within minutes of mating the females drops to the lake surface to drop her eggs and die. This is when you want to start using this spinner pattern.