Stalcup Mayfly Emerger (variation) SBS

[ScottP]

Never have been good at tying Medallion Sheeting (or Swiss Straw) wings as on the original, so I subbed Congo Hair (got that tip off John Newberry's site). Tied as a flav; change colors to suit your needs


hook - Dai Riki 280 #16
thread - Danville 6/0 pale olive
shuck - Congo Hair brown
rib - Sexi floss (split strand in half)
body - Uni-stretch light olive
underwing - CDC dun
wing - Congo Hair black
legs - partridge dyed light olive
head - dubbing light olive

Part 1

mash barb, start thread; tie in CH, fold, tie in rib and wrap everything back to the bend






tie in Uni-stretch, wrap a tapered body; tie off/trim






wrap rib; tie off/trim (trim shuck, too)






measure (tips to bend) a pair of CDC feathers; tie in/trim

[ScottP]

Part 2

figure-8 some CH, sweep fibers back along wing and tie down






cut center stem out of partridge; measure (tips to bend), tie in/trim








dub head, half hitch x 2, SHHAN




trim wing








Regards,
Scott