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In 2012 I was introduced to this fly by Jeremy Lucas in a training session leading up to the 2012 World Fly Fishing Championships in Slovenia.
The waters of the Korka had mayfly hatching but I was having trouble in findinga fly that didn't spook them. Remembering that browns were behaving in a similar way in the traing session I mentioned above I swapped over to the plume and ultimately did pretty well for the session coming in 10th out of 28 competitors. This fly accounted for all of the fish I caught in that session.
This is a particularly good fly for slower moving water with mayfly feeders evident but unresponsive to more robust flies.
Jeremy's original tie utilises heron herl for the body but I have found that impossible to get in Australia so I have substituted the herl from the feather of various duck. Using a duck herl has its advantages as I have a range of duck feathers to select from and have found that I can pretty well match the body colour to the natural mayfly that I am seeking to imitate.
Materials
Hook | Thread | Body | Wing | Thorax |
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#12 to #16 Dry | Uni-thread - Trico 17/0 | Duck feather herl | CDC feather/s | CDC "dubbing" |
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