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1. Start the thread about one-quarter down the shank from the eye. Secure one end of some copper wire at the threads starting point with tight thread turns. Lift the wire slightly above the shank and spiral the thread down both to the bend. The thickness of the wire will determine both the fly's sink rate and the thickness of its abdomen, so chose with this in mind.
2. Advance the thread to its starting point; wind the wire in close tight turns to that point and secure it with tight thread turns. Trim the wire closely.
3. Draw back the fibers from the sides of a partridge-flank feather leaving the tip exposed. For a sparse soft-hackle fly, strip the fibers from one side of the feather. Shown are two feathers with their fibers drawn back, ready to be tied in; on the left is a whole feather and on the right, a feather with one side stripped.
4. Using the light turn, tie in the feather about 1/8" behind the eye. Ideally, the feather should be on its edge, cupped surface facing back, its tip towards you and forward, its bulk away from you and slanting back.
5. Trim off the tip of the feather. Advance the thread forward to just behind the eye. Wrap the feather forward two turns (three at the most for either a whole feather or a half-stripped feather). Draw back the fibers using the triangle, build, whip finish, and add head cement to a thread head.
