Neat little fly. Craft foam would make a more durable wing pad than the deer hair (see Kelly Glissmeyer's great Halfback Foam Emerger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCwVN64SFes ) but this was developed before that stuff was readily available. Tied here in PMD colors; adjust to suit your hatch.


hook - Dai Riki 320 #18
thread - UTC 70 hopper yellow
rib - small copper wire
abdomen - pheasant tail
shuck/back - Congo Hair brown
wing case - deer hair
thorax/head - Superfine dubbing PMD


Part 1

mash down barb, attach thread




tie in wire and wrap back to point above barb




tie in a few pheasant tail fibers




wrap forward and tie off at 60% mark




tie in Congo Hair




pull CH down on top of hook, capture with wire rib; continue ribbing forward, helicopter end and tie off




clean a small clump of deer hair




tie in by butt ends, smooth with thread