Renegade

Renegade

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Tying Instructions

1. Attach the thread to the hook behind the eye.

2. Lay a thread foundation towards the bend of the hook. Once you are past the middle of the shank, secure a piece of Gold Tinsel to the hook shank at a 45 degree angle facing the rear of the hook.

3. Wrap the tinsel with touching wraps about a third of the wary down the bend. Now wrap back to where you tied in the material and secure with thread wraps. This is your tag.

4. Secure the rear hackle by the base with fibers removed at the bend of the hook. The hackle should be sized for the hook. Note that the hackle is positioned just above the beginning of the barb when the thread hangs down.

5. Wrap 5-6 times that are tightly spaced. Trim off the tag end and secure with thread wraps.

6.Attach three Peacock Herls by their tips to the shank. Anchor the herl with thread wraps all along the area that you expect to wrap as a herl body. Bring the thread up as close to the rear hackle as possible without capturing hackle fibers.

7. Wrap the herl around the thread and bring the reinforced peacock forward to about the 2/3 shank position. Secure with thread wraps and trim off the excess herl.

8. Attach the front hackle. This should be 1-2 sizes larger than the rear hackle. Secure the base of the hackle just behind the eye with thread wraps.

9. Wrap 5-6 turns and secure the tag end with thread wraps.

10. Trim off the tag end of the hackle and secure with some additional thread wraps. Whip Finish.

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Hook	TMC 100 #12-18
Thread	Uni-thread Black 8/0
Body	Peacock Herl
Tag	Gold Mylar Tinsel
Front Hackle	White hackle , 1-2 sizes larger than Rear hackle
Rear Hackle	Brown hackle

Renegade

The Renegade is a Fore and Aft pattern can be used on both river and lake. In small sizes it can work as a midge cluster pattern and, in larger sizes, it might be considered an attractor pattern. Devised in Idaho on the Malad River by guide Taylor “Beartracks” Williams in 1928, it was an excellent pattern for cutthroat trout.

Fore and Aft

The pattern is a Fore and Aft construction that had been popular in Europe for centuries. The Renegade became one of the most popular Fore and Aft patterns developed in modern times. It has a white front hackle for superb visibility. The rear brown hackle provides stable positioning on the water and the peacock herl body has been an ultimate material for attractor patterns such as the Zug Bug and Royal Coachman.

Taylor Williams

Ernest Hemingway and Taylor “Beartracks” Williams

Williams became the first guide at the Sun Valley Lodge in 1937 and was a close friend to Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway spoke favorably of the Renegade pattern from experiences with wary rainbows on Silver Creek in 1940. He remained a close fishing companion of Taylor “Beartracks” Williams until Williams’ death in 1952. Numerous variations have sprung forth with the Reversed Renegade, Double Renegade, Renegade Nymph (Terry Hellekson, 1974), and Royal Renegade.

Versatile Pattern

The Renegade can be fished either as a wet fly or dry fly. As a dry fly, the Renegade can be cast upstream towards feeding trout. The Double Hackles provide excellent floatation and visibility. Another method is to cast across and slightly upstream, letting the fly float downstream. Once the fly is below you, pull it upstream as a wet pattern. Choice of hackle materials will determine whether the pattern is primarily a wet fly or dry fly. You can use the stiffer Whiting Rooster Saddles for excellent floatation as a dry pattern or use Hen Saddles for a wet pattern. Either way, they are tied in a collar style. On lakes, the pattern can be a good choice when trout are feeding on chironomid emergers particularly during the early evening , used with a floating line and fluoro leader.

Reversed Renegade

Hook	TMC 100 #12-18
Thread	Uni-thread Black 8/0
Body	Peacock Herl
Tag	Gold Mylar Tinsel
Front Hackle	Brown Hackle , 1-2 sizes larger than Rear hackle
Rear Hackle	White Hackle

Double Renegade

Hook	TMC 100 #12-18
Thread	Uni-thread Black 8/0
Body	Peacock Herl
Tag	Gold Mylar Tinsel
Front Hackle	White hackle , 1-2 sizes larger than Rear hackle
Rear Hackle	Brown hackle

Renegade Nymph

Hook	Daiichi 1710 #8-14
Thread	Danville Brown 6/0
Body	Peacock Herl
Ribbing	Clear Monofilament
Tag	Gold Mylar Tinsel
Shellback	Ringneck Pheasant Tail Fibers
Front Hackle	Brown Hen Saddle Hackle, collar style
Rear Hackle	White Hen Saddle Hackle, collar style

Royal Renegade

Hook	TMC 100 #10-16
Thread	Danville Black 6/0
Body	Peacock and Red Floss
Tag	Gold Mylar Tinsel
Front Hackle	White hackle
Rear Hackle	Brown hackle, 1-2 sizes larger than Front hackle