The Fly Box
This is the fly of the month.

Materials
Size 6 - natural bend wet fly hook
Yellow size 6/o thread
1 mm Spirit River foam
Zonker metal strip, brads or lead for weighting
Biots for tail and legs
Antennae material
Dirty yellow fine dubbing
Black plastic bead eyes
Wing burners for shaping wing pads


1.prepare 6+ weighted hook sets
2.prepare 6x 6 legs from biots (wet)
3.prepare two wing pads from burners
4.color foam strip with gold sharpie with black along back edge
5.wrap thread to bend and tie in foam
6.make two wraps of foam, secure and tie in pair of bio tails, secure with thread and glue
7.continue wrapping foam to mid shank
8.dub and cut off extra foam
9.secure 1st pair of legs with tips facing forward, glue
10.dub over legs, then tie in first wing pad
11.dub forward, tie in 2nd pair of legs, dub again, glue
12.advance dub forward and tie in 3rd pair of legs
13.secure 2nd wing case with tail of the foam wing case extended forward
15.small amount of dubbing, then secure eyes
16.fold foam to the rear to cover the eyes, final dub and finish securing thread

Directions to the Maryland School for the Deaf, Frederick, MD.

Exit off I-70 at the Market Street or MD 355 intersection and go North or left from either
the East bound or Westbound exit toward downtown Frederick on Market Street or MD 355.
Go to the first traffic light north of the Costco or Westbound I-70 exit intersection on Market Street.
This light is Clarke Place and turn right onto Clarke Place.

The campus is on your left, however, proceed about a half way down the street.
There is a driveway on the left.
Turn left onto the driveway and park in the parking lot.

The meeting is in the Ely Building. That building sets about 30 yards north of the parking lot.
The front entrance is well lighted.

Follow the sidewalk to the front entrance and enter through the sliding glass doors.
Go to the hallway and turn right to the next corridor and then turn left.
The meeting room is the 2^nd and 3^rd doors on the left.

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