A pretty, basic fly from New Hampshire tyer Ora Smith; the folded wing sequence came from Davie McPhail.


hook - Mustad 79580 #6
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tag - Uni-Stretch orange
rib - small wire gold
body - peacock herl
hackle - brown saddle
wing - bronze mallard

Part 1

mash barb, start thread, tie in tag at bend; wrap tag down and back, tie off/trim






tie in rib




tie in (folded) hackle by tip




tie in peacock




wrap peacock, tie off/trim; leave about 1 eye width free up front (changed out the original hackle for one not quite as dense)




palmer hackle forward, sweeping fibers back




counterwrap rib, helicopter end, cover with thread




separate a segment of bronze mallard fibers (2 needed)