| TYPE: |
Dry Fly |
| SIMULATES: |
Adult Mayfly (Order Ephemeroptera) |
| HABITAT: |
Freshwater Streams & Lakes |
| DESIGNED TO TAKE: |
Trout |
| BACKGROUND: |
Originated by pro tier Eddie Chiles, "The Valley Fly Tyer," of Los Gatos, Calif. According to Eddie, "Besides helping floatation, its white foam wing makes this dry fly virtually a 'beacon' in fast water." |
| MATERIALS: |
| Hook: |
Sizes 12-16 Mustad #94840 TDE Bronzed or Equalivalent Partridge or Tiemco |
| Thread: |
Size 8/0 Prewaxed Grey |
| Body: |
Dubbed Grey "Fly Rite" |
| Head: |
Tying Thread |
| Hackle: |
Gizzly Brown (Adams) Dry Neck Hackle |
| Tail: |
Lady Amherst Pheasant Tippet or Gizzly |
| Wing: |
"Evazote" Closed Cell Foam, 1/16-inch Thick Sheet |
| Special Tools: |
Fishaus "Wing Cutters" |
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| INSTRUCTIONS: |
- Flatten barb, hone point. With wing cutters, cut out foam wing of correct shape and size.
- Leave head space, wrap to bend. Tie in tail. Advance thread to 3/8 shank behind eye. Tie single foam wing atop shank, tip beyond eye. Wrap down foam tag.
- Tie in grizzly, then brown hackle at wing base, concave sides down, tips beyond tail. Trim excess butts. Dub thorax, tapering to eye; end at wing base.
- Spin hackles fully one at a time around wing base; secure, trim excess. Lightly dub to head space. Whip finish small head; clip thread. Apply thinned cement to head and base of spun hackle.
Drawings Copyright © 1986, John F. McKim. All rights reserved.
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