Saturday, January 27, 2024

Brown Drake

Brown Drake 

Hook - Single salmon

Thread - Black

Tail - Barred teal barbs

Ribbing - Heavy black thread

Body - Dubbed with light olive lamb's wool

Hackle - Furnace tied on as a collar and tied back and down

Wing - Barred teal barbs tied over the body, with a sparse overwing of natural brown bucktail

This fly has long been recognized as a dependable one for summer runs.

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