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Polypropylene winged adult mayfly
Polypropylene winged adult mayfly recipe
| Hook | #12 -16 dry |
|---|---|
| Thread | black |
| Rib | black thread |
| Tail | 8 - 10 hackle fibers |
| Body | matching dubbing: tan, gray, olive |
| Wings | polypropyline or polyolifin yarn |
| Front Hackle | dry fly: brown, black, grizzly |
About this fly
from The Basic Fly-Tying Manual by Fling & Puterbaugh Lay down a thread base; keep the tag end of the thread or tie in a six inch piece of thread for the ribTie in 8 - 10 hackle fibers for the tail - shank length - wrapping thread to hook bendDub the body, can be slightly tapered; leave a good eye length behind eye for the wings and hackleSpiral wrap the thread over the body for the rib; tie off; clip extraTie in a strand of separated polypropylene yard ( more than twice the shank length) at the middle an eye length behind the eye; pull the ends of the yarn so they are perpendicular to the shank, one end on each side of the shank; X wrap to secure the wings perpendicular; pull up on the yarn ends and wrap tight in front and behind to make them stand upTie in a dry fly hackle by the butt end; tight wrap behind the wing three or four times; tight wrap in front of the wing three or four times; catch in the hackle feather; pull all the hackle fibers toward the hook bend and clean wrap over the stem to create a head; clip off the extra hackle feather tipFinish wrapping the head; whip finish; head cement
What the Polypropylene winged adult mayfly imitates
- Mayfly dun (adult dry) (adult)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
