Dry Fly Patterns: Green Drake Variant

HT's FLY PATTERNS


Green Drake var.	Materials
	Hook: Wide gape, Dry Fly, #12 Silk/Thread: Brown thread Body: Dubbing: Natural wool Rib: Fine oval gold or copper tinsel Hackle: Olive green cock hackle, Light red cock hackle Tail whisks: 5-6 fibres from cock pheasant tail

Green Drake var.

Materials

Hook:

Wide gape, Dry Fly, #12

Silk/Thread:

Brown thread

Body:

Dubbing: Natural wool

Rib:

Fine oval gold or copper tinsel

Hackle:

Olive green cock hackle,
Light red cock hackle

Tail whisks:

5-6 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 tinsel.
Tie in green cock hackle, make 2 turns.
Tie in red cock hackle in front intermingling with the green, make 3 turns.
Tie off behind eye. Clear varnish.