Hook: #16 TMC 100 or similar dry fly hook
Thread: Yellow 8/0
Body: Yellow Poly Yarn
Wing: Yellow Poly Yarn
Hackle: Light or Medium Dun, trimmed on the bottom
Lots of other great patterns work, but I'm about efficient, easy to tie patterns that still wear out the fish. Next time you are heading up to the Smokies, make sure and stay until evening and then tie one of these on. You'll be glad you did...
Nice and simple! And a floater for sure too.
ReplyDeleteCaleb, you're right, between the poly yarn and hackle it does great staying on top!
ReplyDeleteThat fly would surely work in England when the Yellow Sallies are about. In flight they look like little yellowish Chinook helicopters and on the water they sit close like your cropped hackle lets your fly sit.
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Regular Rod, I think getting the fly to sit on the water correctly is important and this fly almost always lands correctly and sits close to the surface. Definitely a good pattern!
ReplyDeleteEver tie these in other colors as a simple fly pattern? i.e. grays or browns maybe?
ReplyDeleteI may have tied these in brown but I can't remember. It would be a great caddis pattern when tied in the correct hatch-matching colors. Definitely fun to experiment with. Another option is to dub the body but I really like the poly yarn wing as it floats well and is easy to see...
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