Polypropylene winged adult mayfly
Dry Fly
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #12 -16 dry
Thread: black
Body Parts: rib, tail, body, wings, front hackle
Materials: black thread, 8 – 10 hackle fibers, matching dubbing: tan, gray, olive, polypropyline or polyolifin yarn, 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