How to Tie a Deceiver

The Deceiver fly is a streamer fly and is considered a "must-have" in any fly fishermen's quiver of flies. The Deceiver is a fly made by renowned fly angler "Lefty" Kreh. Like most flies, the Deceiver is modifiable with varying colors, sizes and eye beads. The basic pattern remains the same regardless of colors selected or hook size used. The Deceiver is a good fly to begin with if you are new to fly tying.

Things You'll Need

  • Size 2/O - 5/O hook,
  • Forceps
  • Vise
  • Flat waxed white thread
  • 4-6 white saddle hackles
  • White bucktail
  • Bodi-Braid-Pearl
  • Pearl Polar Flash
  • Orange waxed nylon thread
  • Prismatic eye bead - 2.5 mm
  • Epoxy
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Instructions

    • 1

      Rig the hook into the vise so the hook faces down from the tips of the vise jaws. Wrap the shank entirely using the white waxed thread.

    • 2

      Place between four to six saddle hackle feathers at the base of the hook where the curve begins and tie them onto the shank using the white waxed thread. Keep the feathers pointing out and away from the hook's curve.

    • 3

      Thread the Pearl Bodi-Braid thread into the forceps and wrap the entire shank with the thread starting at the eye-hook on the fly. Wrap this as firmly and tightly as possible without snapping the thread.

    • 4

      Wrap the Polar Flash material around the eye-hook on the shank and thread-wrap it with the waxed white thread. The effect is a two-tiered "feathering" between the Polar Flash and the hackles.

    • 5

      Place a small dollop of epoxy onto the eye bead and slide it onto the eye hook and push it down until the eye hook appears at the end of the eye-bead. Trip the threading. Wrap the neck next to the eye-bead with the orange waxed thread to give the Deceiver a colored collar.