Green Drake Emerger
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Fly: Thomas C. Duncan, Sr., Photograph: Hans Weilenmann
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Hook: |
TMC 2302 size 10 |
| Thread: |
Rusty Dun 8/0 |
| Shuck: |
Olive/brown CDC |
| Tail: |
Wood duck fibres |
| Shellback: |
Opal Mirage Flashabou strands |
| Ribbing: |
Oval gold tinsel |
| Abdomen: |
Olive iridescent dubbing |
| Thorax: |
Olive iridescent dubbing |
| Legs: |
Golden pheasant tail fibres |
| Wing: |
Bunched sharptail grouse fibres over olive/brown CDC |
| Wingcase: |
Shellback, pulled around wing |
Note: Wood duck is used for the tail as it looks more anemic on the large fly. The wingcase surrounds the emerging wing to look like the old case falling off the body.
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