FLY
Mayfly spinner (imago)
Mayfly spinner (imago) recipe
| Hook | #10 - 14 dry |
|---|---|
| Thread | tan (or choice) |
| Tail | duck feather fiber or moose mane or havelina |
| Body | dubbing |
| Wing | hackle tips |
| Hackle | dark dry fly (1.5 hook gap) |
About this fly
From The Basic Manual of Fly-Tying by Fling and Puterbaugh Lay down a thread baseTie in a lump of dubbing at the hook bend (used to spread the tail fibers)Tie in tail fiber, one on each side of the hook shank split by the dubbing lump; clip extra fiberWrap the body with a thin dubbing noodle; leave at least to eye lengths behind eye for wings and hackle>Tie in two wings leaning back over the hook shank; wrap behind the wings to get them to stand up; clip off stems; X wrap over the wings to get them to lay flat away from the hook shankTie in the hackle behind the wings; wrap twice behind and two to four time in front of wings; tie off and clip Wrap head; whip finish; head cement
What the Mayfly spinner (imago) imitates
- Mayfly spinner (spinner)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
