Battenkill Emerger- March Brown
By AlexC on Aug 4, 2008 in Coldwater, Fly Patterns
Hook: #10 Daiichi 1180
Thread: Yellow
Underbody: Clear Larva Lace Hollow Tubing(one piece on each side of shank, pinch ends closed)
Tails: Dirt Yellow Deer Body Hair
Abdomen: Yellow Turkey Biot(segmentation comes from coloring underbody black or brown)
Thorax: 3:1 blend of Angora Goat to Yellow Angelina Fibers
Wing: Dirty Yellow Deer Body Hair
-Tie in hollow tubing along each side of the shank. Be sure to pinch ends closed.
-Tie in tails
-Color top half, or entire underbody, dark brown or black. If only coloring top half, be sure the color on the bottom half matches the color of the biot
-Tie in biot, wrap forward- space wraps apart so underbody color shows between wraps.
-Tie in Wing, fan out slightly to the sides
-Dub Thorax
-Tie off and whip finish
-Use toothbrush or velcro to "buggy up" the thorax
Thread: Yellow
Underbody: Clear Larva Lace Hollow Tubing(one piece on each side of shank, pinch ends closed)
Tails: Dirt Yellow Deer Body Hair
Abdomen: Yellow Turkey Biot(segmentation comes from coloring underbody black or brown)
Thorax: 3:1 blend of Angora Goat to Yellow Angelina Fibers
Wing: Dirty Yellow Deer Body Hair
-Tie in hollow tubing along each side of the shank. Be sure to pinch ends closed.
-Tie in tails
-Color top half, or entire underbody, dark brown or black. If only coloring top half, be sure the color on the bottom half matches the color of the biot
-Tie in biot, wrap forward- space wraps apart so underbody color shows between wraps.
-Tie in Wing, fan out slightly to the sides
-Dub Thorax
-Tie off and whip finish
-Use toothbrush or velcro to "buggy up" the thorax

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