Developed by Cliff Adams on Oregon's Willamette River (actually, the North Fork of the Middle Fork; guess that's where the name came from). Interesting combination of a hackled Comparadun-style wing. Supposedly a killer (not literally, I hope) cutt fly in it's day.


hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - hackle fibers red
body - poly yarn yellow
rib - hackle (fibers stripped off one side and trimmed to 1/8" on the other) coachman brown
wing - deer hair
hackle - ginger


Part 1

Mash down barb, start thread at 75% mark




clean, stack, measure (shank length) a clump of deer hair; tie in, trim butts at angle








wrap thread to point above barb, create a thread bump; stack, measure (shank length) a clump of hackle fibers, tie in to junction with wing butts and smooth with thread






tie in poly yarn




prep hackle for rib and tie in