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/ Brown / mayfly / Moose / peacock herl / Turkey / Yellow /

Upside-down Mayfly

 
tied by temno pivo
Fly Type: Dry,
Recommended Region: Other,
Imitation: Mayflies,
Material List*:
Tan turkey flat
yellow fly rite
Moose Mane fibres
Peacock Herl
light hackle
brown thread
curved hook
*Materials with links give you direct access to that product at the J. Stockard store.
Tying Instructions: place hook in vice and invert
tie in turkey flat as a wing post
wrap thread to just past bend
dub dubbing onto thread and wrap a couple of turns to past bend tie in moose tail fibres either side of hook, wrap thread to thorax position, tie in peacock and hackle wrap peacock past wing and then wrap hackle over paecock herl.

Trim hackle underneath so fly sits on surface of water with bend as natural.