FLY
Mayfly Adult with rolled wing
Mayfly Adult with rolled wing recipe
| Hook | #12 -16 dry |
|---|---|
| Thread | black |
| Tail | stiff feather fibers |
| Wing | light duck feather |
| Body | thread |
| Rib | peacock herl stem (erase off the fibers) applied in touching wraps |
| Hackle | dark dry fly 1.5 hook gap |
About this fly
From The Basic Manual of Fly-Tying by Fling and Puterbaugh Begin by preparing the wing, body wrap, and hackleCut the tip out of a duck feather; cut the feather to a useable lengthSelect a long herl from the eye of a peacock tail; use an eraser to remove the fibersCut a few fibers from the but end of a dark dry hackle feather to create a barbed tie-in pointLay down an even base of threadTie in a stiff feather fibers tail the length of the hook shank; wrap forward to two eye lengths behind eye; clip excessMeasure wing feather to length from behind the eye to the end of the hook bend; tie in the wing feather out over the eye two eye lengths behind the eye; pull the wing feather back and wrap in front to make the wing stand up; move thread to behind wing; clip excessTie in the stripped herl from the tip; use even thread raps to the tail and back; wrap the herl stem with touching wraps to cover the thread body; tie in and clip behind the wingTie in the front hackle feather behind the wing; wrap twice behind the wing and two to four times in front of the wing; pull the fibers back toward the hook point; thread wrap and clip out the excess hackleWrap the head; whip finish; head cement
What the Mayfly Adult with rolled wing imitates
- Mayfly dun (adult dry) (adult)
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