Gabriel's Trumpet
Tied by Gary Meier
Hook:
Heavy wire scud hook such as Daiichi 1120 – Sizes 10 – 16
Bead:
Gold size appropriate to hook
Weight: .015 lead-free wire
Tails: Two tan, gold,
yellow, or amber goose biots
Rib:
Fine red copper wire
Abdomen:
Gold Flashabou or Krystal Flash (I used Krystal Flash)
Wing Case:
Mottled brown turkey primary feather or Bug Skin, Thin Skin, or Scud Back
(I used the turkey)
Thorax:
Tan ostrich herl (I used brown)
Collar:
Ginger or tan hen hackle (try finding ginger hen that is small enough to
use on 12s and smaller!! I used a gingerish brown)
This is the official recipe.
I modified it when I first tied it because of not having exactly the
materials called for in the recipe. The
modification seemed to work well when I used it last summer, so that’s what I
have tied for the swap. My
modifications are shown in parenthesis above.
Tying :
1.
Bend down hook barb and slip on bead.
2.
Wrap lead-free wire from the center hook to the bead.
3.
Trim wire and push wire into the hole in the bead.
4.
Attach thread directly behind the wire and tie in two goose biots –
about half the length of the hook shank,
5.
Attach red wire rib with the end of the wire against the lead-free wire
wraps.
6.
Fold a strand of Krystal Flash over the thread and slide the strand down
to the hook shank.
7.
Wrap back over the doubled Krystal Flash to the tail and then return
thread to the lead-free wire..
8.
Wrap Krystal Flash forward to thread, tie off, and trim.
9.
Tie in section of mottled turkey feather about herl as wide as hook gap
and attach over the lead-free wire wraps.
10.
Attach two ostrich herl and
wind them forward to bead.
11.
Attach hen hackle, take two
to four tight wraps in front of the ostrich herl, tie off and trim.
12.
Pull turkey section forward over the thorax secure it with a few tight
wraps, trim turkey section, and whip finish thread against bead.
13.
Add a drop of head cement to
your thread wraps.
Experience with the G.B.