Mirage Mayfly

hook - Mustad 3906 #8
thread - UTC 70 chartreuse
tag - Uni-Stretch hot orange
tail - pheasant tail
rib - small wire silver
body - Mirage tinsel
body hackle - hot yellow (1 Tbs Rit lemon yellow, 1 cup water)
collar - chukar partridge hot yellow, partridge hot yellow

Regards,
Scott

Scott – Just out of curiosity, have you fished with any of the great looking Irish lough flies that you tie?

Dennis

You must have a surplus of Chukar Partridge. Nice flies.

I think Scott has enough materials to stock a fly shop! Makes me jealous :slight_smile:

Dennis,

Planned to try them this spring on the Missouri just to see if I could generate some interest but the flows were way too high. If I’m down near Yellowstone this fall may try them for fish running up out of Hebgen.

Got a skin a few years back but never really put it to use until I discovered all those cool UK patterns that used French partridge, which is similar to the chukar.

Regards,
Scott