Welsh version of a March Brown.
hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - Danville 6/0 brown
tail - hackle brown
rib - Uni-Stretch yellow
abdomen/thorax - dubbing hare’s mask
hackle - brown
collar - partridge
Part 1
mash barb, start thread, wrap to point above barb and create bump
stack, measure (shank) some hackle barbs; tie in/trim
tie in rib
dub thread, dub tapered body
counterwrap rib; tie off/trim
Part 2
tie in hackle; wrap, tie off/trim
tie in partridge by tip
wrap, tie off/trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN
Regards,
Scott
So is this a wet or a dry, Scott? First time I’ve seen hackle and partridge mixed in such a manner, I believe. Guess it could work either way.
John,
According to the description I found in Moc Morgan’s Trout and Salmon Flies of Wales, it’s a dry. I’ve tied something similar from a French site, the La D22, using hen pheasant breast feather for the collar.
Regards,
Scott