Hi All, Brad Robinson, your mayflies arrived today and they are some very nice looking flies! If anyone wants to see pictures of Brads mayfly or Bill's mayfly follow this link: http://www.graysharborcomputer.com/flyfish/mayfly.htm
Does ANYONE want to help fill this swap? 1 place left! Here's the pattern for Bill's Green Drake: Hook - Dai-Riki #270 size 14 (only hooks from Lines End will work...just ask Byard <Grrr> Thread - 6/0 Olive Green (Lines End) Body - Olive hares ear plus dubbing (Lines End) Tail - Moose Main (Lines End) Rib - Moose Main Hackle - Grizzly trimmed on bottom. 1) Put hook in vise with the eye straight facing downward. 2) Wrap thread back to the bend of the hook. 3) Tie in 2 or 3 Moose Main Whiskers extending out a little longer then the body length of the fly. 4) After tying the tail in. Cut off all but I moose main and fold back toward the tail and tie down. 5) You can now move the hook to a better position in the vise for dubbing the body. 6) Now dub the body of the fly starting right on the bend to give a curved abdomen. Dub about 2/3 of the way to the eye. 7) Now wind the moose main forward to form the rib. Tie down & trim off excess. 8) Tie in Grizzly hackle feather and wind about 6 turns to represent the wings. 9) Whip finish the head & cement. 10) Take the fly out of the vise and trim the hackle flat on the bottom. With the hook facing Up. 11) Now... Go catch fish. Bill P. Music & Recording - http://www.graysharborcomputer.com/gank/ Fly fishing & Tying - http://www.graysharborcomputer.com/flyfish/ Fly Swaps - http://www.graysharborcomputer.com/flyfish/swaps.htm
