Coffin Fly Jingler (Michigan body)

[ScottP]

hook - WFC Model 4 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tail - moose body
rib - Danville flat wax white
body - pronghorn white
hackle - grizzly (oversized by 1)
shoulder - black

Regards,
Scott

[BadBug]

WOW! Very nice Scott.

Dennis

[Uncle Jesse]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is a coffin fly imitating?

[ScottP]

Jesse,

A Coffin Fly is an eastern green drake spinner. Here’s a link to some nice pics, if you’re interested.

Regards,
Scott

[Uncle Jesse]

Thanks Scott, I don't recall ever seeing a white insect, but I am a youngster of only 75.

[rainbowchaser]

Uncle Jesse. If you are into night fishing the white miller (a large white caddis) is found throughout North America. If you are on a river late (often after midnight) in the summertime You will see them. Here in the Midwest we also have white mayflies (ephoron) which can be a very heavy hatch at or just after dark in the late summer/early autumn.

[Uncle Jesse]

I appreciate the information, never night fished much, main thing I remember was bass fishing on a private lake during a full moon and a cottonmouth that wanted to visit us. The only place I ever saw the aftermath of a hatch was up on the TN River around the Muscle Shoals area. The mayflies hatch about once a year as I understand it. Locally they are called Willow Flies, but they look a lot like most of the mayflies I have seen photos of here and other places.