SBPatt 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2019 B.C. tyer Trevor Nowaks pattern; body construction seems to have been borrowed from some of those mid-50s Michigan drake/mayflies. Tied here as a green drake; change color/size to meet your needs hook - Maruto 2312 #10 thread - UTC 140 olive tail - pheasant tail body - elk hair dyed olive wing - Congo Hair Baitfish Grey hackle - grizzly/olive head - elk hair dyed olive Mash barb/start thread at 2/3 mark; wrap to point above barb Measure (hook length) some p/t fibers; tie in/trim Clean, stack, measure (tips gap width past bend) a clump of elk hair Tie in, spiral wrap to point above barb; return to tie-in, continue to eye Tie in a clump of CH; divide with crossing wraps Prep hackles, tie in at eye; wrap to wing and back, tie off/trim Pull elk hair butts back, create thread dam Whip finish, SHHAN, trim head, wings, underside of hackle (replaced the bulb in the right-side lamp with a daylight LED; much happier with the last 3 pics) Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites