simplified yellow mayfly dry »
By bowlover on Nov 17, 2008 in Coldwater, Fly Patterns | Comments Off
hook: size 14-20 standard dry fly hook
thread: yellow 8/0
tail: cream hackle fibers
body: pale yellow superfine dubbing
hackle: cream from a whitings 100 pack
1. put hook in vice and start thread behind eye
2. work thread to hook bend . tie in the hackle fibers for the tail
3. dub a fine body up to about 1/3 the length of the hook shank behind the eye
4. tie in hackle and wrap foreward
5. tie off and clip excess
6. whip finish and head cement