| TYPE: |
Dry Fly |
| SIMULATES: |
Adult Mayfly |
| HABITAT: |
Freshwater Lakes, Ponds & Streams |
| DESIGNED TO TAKE: |
Trout |
| BACKGROUND: |
"Mini/Max," says Ed Berg, a master fly tier living in San Pedro, Calif., "stands for 'minimum materials, maximum performance'." Tie this fly in both natural and general attractor colors. |
| MATERIALS: |
| Hook: |
Size 10 - 24 Mustad 94840 or Daiichi 1190 |
| Thread: |
Size 8/0, Color to Match Body |
| Body: |
Superfine Dubbing |
| Head: |
Tying Thread |
| Hackle: |
Saddle or Neck to Match Body |
| Tail: |
Microfibetts |
| Wing: |
Z-lon, White, Posted Type |
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| INSTRUCTIONS: |
- Start 1/4 shank length behind eye; wrap to bend. Tie in 3 Microfibetts, tips even; wrap down to bend.
- Lightly dub thread. Sandwich center tail fiber between length of thread looped under hook bend. Pull loop upward to separate tails to desired angle. Bind loop down with dubbed thread.
- Dub thinnest possible abdomen. Trim off Microfibett butts.
- Select 2 inch length Z-lon one-half thickness of finished post. Loop under shank, 1/4 shank behind hook eye. Pull both ends vertical. Wrap down under shank, then up behind post and down.
- Wrap thread forward under shank and up, once around post. Wrap down under shank, then up behind post and down.
- Tie in hackle at post/shank intersection, convex side horizontal, tip extending past eye.
- Dub thicker than abdomen thorax equally around post.
- Spin hackle around post 3 times, each turn lower than preceding turn; tie off, clip excess. Dub to eye. Use half hitch tool to finish head. Clip thread. Cement head and hackle/post junction with thinned cement.
- Trim post to mayfly wing profile.
Drawings Copyright © 1985, John F. McKim. All rights reserved.
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