Dry Fly Emerger, Emerger, Mayfly, Mayfly Cripple
March Brown Emerger (Maccaffertium vicarium)
Tied by Brent Jones
March Brown Emerger (Maccaffertium vicarium) recipe
| Hook | MC 7015 size 14 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Semperfli 8/0 Classic Waxed, Dark Mocha Brown |
| Tail | White River Ostrich Herl, Brown OHO47 |
| Rib | Semperfli Wire 0.2mm, Copper |
| Abdomen | Pheasant Tail |
| Wing | Wapsi CDC Super Select, Natural Dun CDS214 |
| Hackle | Golden Badger |
| Head | Thread |
About this fly
(Maccaffertium vicarium) March Brown
What the March Brown Emerger (Maccaffertium vicarium) imitates
- Gray Fox (emerger) Maccaffertium vicarium
- Mayfly emerger (emerger)
Tied for: Trout (general)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate S, No. 174. The photo above is a later tie, not the original.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.





