Para-Loop Light Hendrickson

Here's a Para-Loop style or "Hackle-Stacker" type Light Hendrickson I tied up. Instead of using standard hackle I opt for CDC instead. Not only does it look better I think, leaving a beautiful footprint for the trout, but it also makes this style of fly easier to tie. After preparing the CDC with either the Marc Petitjean Magic Tool or Bull Dog clip simply split your thread and insert the fibers. After that, spin your thread like you would a dubbing loop and wrap up and back down your mono post. A search on YouTube for Hackle Stacker or Para-Loop Fly Tying yields lots of tying videos that will explain this method of hackling your flies better than I can. It's a great technique to have in your tiers bag of tricks and can spice up not only your Mayflies but your Caddis, Midges, and Terrestrials as well.

Hook: Tiemco 100 sized to match natural

Thread: Uni 8/0 in Rusty Brown

Tails: Microfibbets

Abdomen: Turkey Biot dyed Hendrickson

Post/Loop: Mono

Hackle: CDC dyed Wood-Duck

Thorax: Tan Hare's Ear

Wing: Gray Poly Yarn