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Three Brown Owls	A freshly tied batch	Various Brown Owls
A Brahma hen saddle	The Brown Owl is an NE pattern	Original Brown Owls
Brown Brown Owl	Orange Brown Owl	Orange Owl
Olive Owl	Step 1 - start thread	Step 2 - tien in braid
Step 3 - tid diown braid	Step 4 - half hitch	Step 5 - use bobbin hanger
Step 6 - wrap braid	Step 7 - tie down braid	Step 8 - cut braid
Step 9 - select bucktail	Step 10 - hand stack bucktail	Step 11 - measure and trim bucktail
Step 12 - tie in bucktail	Step 13 - throat/belly done	Step 14 - select feather for wing
Step 15 - remove fluff	Step 16 - moisten feather	Step 17 - tie in feather
Step 18 - pull feather into position	Step 19 - trim stem	Step 20 - cover stem
Step 21 - select hackle	Step 22 - remove fluff and trim stem	Step 23 - tie in curved side forward
Step 24 - pull back barbs	Step 25 - wrap hackle	Step 26 - tie down hackle
Step 27 - trim hackle tip	Step 28 - pull back hackle	Step 29 - form head
Step 30 - whip finish	Step 31 - trim thread	Step 32 - ready for varnish
Step 33 - use thin, clear varnish	Step 33 - turn the fly while applying	Step 35 - lift top hackle
Step 36 - trim top hackle	Finished Brown Owl