Deer Hair Sedge |
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| Hook: | Kamasan B-401, light wire emerger |
| Thread: | tan 6/0 |
| Rib: | tying thread tag, left long to be used to rib body in a counter-wrap |
| Body: | Seal’s fur, mixed to desired color and shade. Suggestions: for Scottish and Irish lochs; 70-30% mix of black to dark claret; or 70% hare’s mask to 30% golden olive SLF. On brighter days, a silver tinsel body can be excellent, sometimes with a fluorescent green tag. For western North American freestone streams; dubbed hare’s mask is deadly |
| Wing: | Deer hair, bunched (stacked if desired). I usually use hair of a relatively light tone - it is easier to see on the water and might just work better than a darker hair |
| Thorax/head: | butts of deer hair, clipped to semi-muddler style |
Note: A standard pattern, and possibly the most reliable 'loch style' fly for the northern Scottish lochs in June and July, despite the local tradition of the heavily hackled 'bumble' . Fished slowly in the 'bob' position on a two fly cast, it is simply irresistible to loch brownies. Best fished in a rippled surface. |
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