Thunderhead
Dry Fly
Tied By Darrell Olson
Hook: MUSTAD 94840 OR 94833, Size 10 (Size Range 10 – 18)
Thread: 8/0 Black
Body Parts: tail, wing, body, hackle
Materials: Natural Deer Body Hair, White Calf Hair, Micro Fine Dry Fly Dubbing – Red Quill, Brown Rooster Hackle
Notes:
The Thunderhead is a popular, high-floating attractor dry fly from the Great Smoky Mountains, developed by Fred Hall, resembling an oversized, bushy Adams Wulff with a deer hair tail and calf hair wings for excellent visibility and buoyancy, making it ideal for fast, freestone streams and effective for general mayfly imitation, especially with a dropper nymph.