Tuesday Tie: DRC (dorm room creation)

Hook: Daiichi Size 8 No. 2220 hook
Thread: White Orvis G
Material: A piece of a black t-shirt
Tools: Bobbin, vise, whip finish tool, scissors


Now this pattern is interesting. "interesting" seems to me that it is the only word people can describe it with, but it works. When at boarding school, "good" materials are not always available, so one has to improvise, and this is why the DRC pattern was created. Although this fly isn't the most beautiful fly in the world it does have positives. The positives being: the cloth does have good movement, it is by far the easiest and quickest fly I have ever tied taking all of one minute to tie. People may criticize the DRC but for those hating on this pattern, send me better materials and i'll tie more elegant and beautiful patterns, but until then I will be fishing the DRC until there are no more t-shits to cut apart. 

Step 1: cut a strip from a t-shit that is 4 inches long.

Step 2: cut a 3 inch strip from a t-shirt.

Step 3: start a thread base

Step 4: tie in the strip of cloth and wrap it around the hook shank to give the fly more body. Tie off the strip of cloth and clip tag end.

Step 5: fold the piece of cloth in half and tie one end down so that the crease made by the fold is on the top and the sides of the cloth cover the sides of the fly.

Step 6: once the cloth is tied down, whip finish and clip the extra thread. Once the fly is complete the head of they fly can be colored with sharpie to add color. After the head of the fly is colored wait for the marker to dry and apply head cement.