Polypropylene winged adult mayfly

Dry Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #12 -16 dry

Thread: black

Materials-

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

Notes:

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 rib
Tie in 8 – 10 hackle fibers for the tail – shank length – wrapping thread to hook bend
Dub the body, can be slightly tapered; leave a good eye length behind eye for the wings and hackle
Spiral wrap the thread over the body for the rib; tie off; clip extra
Tie 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 up
Tie 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 tip
Finish wrapping the head; whip finish; head cement