Dry Fly Patterns: Green Drake

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Green Drake	Materials
	Hook: Wide gape, Dry Fly, #12 Silk/Thread: Brown thread Body: Dubbing: Natural wool Rib: Fine oval gold tinsel Hackle: green cock hackle Tail whisks: 3 fibres from cock pheasant tail

Green Drake

Materials

Hook:

Wide gape, Dry Fly, #12

Silk/Thread:

Brown thread

Body:

Dubbing: Natural wool

Rib:

Fine oval gold tinsel

Hackle:

green cock hackle

Tail whisks:

3 fibres from cock pheasant tail

Tying Method

Whip thread down shank of hook toward bend, starting at 1/8 distance from eye.
Tie in whisks and tinsel at beginning of bend. Whisks should extend from the hook by at least the length of the hook shank.
Dub forwards towards eye. Stop at 1/4 distance from eye.
Rib with gold tinsel.
Tie in cock hackle, make 4-5 turns.
Tie off behind eye. Clear varnish.