Red Quill Emerger

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Came across a Red Quill Emerger pattern, I improvised on the hackle but everything else matches the pattern.

#14 Hook
Bronze mallard flank - Tail
Red Stripped hackle stem - Abdomen
Chocolate color antron dubbing - Thorax
Bronze mallard flank - Collar
Coat Abdomen in head cement

2

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

3

Very nice, I’d bet that would work well as a spinner fished just awash as well. Was it a natural or dyed hackle stem?
Cheers,
A.

4

LilJoe,

I like that fly. I could see how it could be effective for early spring eastern streams.

Thanks!

Brian

5

Thanks! And yeah I’d say it would work well that way too. The hackle is dyed, I think the name of the color is root beer but it’s a very bright red.

Joe

6

Tjulian thanks!

Brian, I was thinking the same thing, guess we will find out! :smiley:

Joe

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Joe,

I’m headed to the Smokys at the end of April / first of May. Will the quills still be around then?

I was there last year in May and I think that I was a little late for them.

Brian

8

Brian,

If the March Brown hatch is on it could, as Alan said, be used as a sunken spinner.

Regards,
Scott

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Brian,

As Scott and Alan said, it very well could be used as a spinner. Also I did a little research to make sure I was telling you correctly, but quills should be in the Smokys in April, but in May from what I can gather, it’ll be early early that month that they would be around.

Joe