Mayflies mating with millipedes


hook - Mustad 94840 #12
thread - Uni 8/0 Iron Grey
rib - xsmall wire gold
tail - hackle dun
rear hackle - grizzly (undersize by 2)
abdomen - natural goose biot dyed grey
wing - mallard flank dyed wood duck
hackle - dun


Part 1

mash barb, start thread at 70% mark




prep flank feather (trim out center stem at tip)




measure for length (hook shank); tie in, trim butts










pull wing up and prop with thread dam