There’s all kinds of ways you can tie this fly. This is the way I like tying it the best. They say it’s all about the material you use and I believe that’s the case when it comes to tying any pattern. I like using the hares mask for the tail, but I think it’s easier with some of the materials they have come out with to make it easier to tie this fly. Hares mask will tie this whole fly if that’s all you have, but since they’ve made dubbing in the packages blended up at the plant I believe that’s better than what we can do on our own. So I guess what I’m trying to say is try tying it with dubbing if you haven’t done so already. There’s a dubbing dispenser box that is called natural fur and it comes with a wide variety of animal blends to tie most of all the traditional patterns with. It’s definitely one you need when traveling.

This fly was designed to match mayflies in the nymph stage. I also believe trout mistake it for several other insects. A lot of people fish this as a scud here on our local tailwaters. You can also add flash for the back instead of mottled quill etc. Sometimes in the sun you can’t go wrong with a bead or something that gives a sparkle to get their attention in the sunshine. I think they can see it from farther away. So sunshine can play a big part in flash flies.