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Shane Stalcup’s “Mayflies: Top to Bottom” is one of the best resources for timeless mayfly patterns. This is a book that is worth tying through – cover to cover – several times over. The CDC Emerging Dun is one of our favorite BWO emergers.

Tying and Fishing Notes:

• Our favorite color is olive (BWOs), but this can be tied for PMDs (brown body, yellow thorax) and other mayflies (gray, tan).
• We like ultrafine Kapok dubbing, especially for smaller hook sizes, because the dubbing noodle can be very thin and precise.
• We like to fish this behind a larger Parachute Adams or BWO. Try putting a bit of Frog’s Fanny on this fly, which will help trap air bubbles.

Recipe:

• Hook: Dry Fly hook, 16-22. https://www.discountflies.com/product/M-D1180.html or https://www.discountflies.com/product/M-FIRE419.html
• Thread: SEMPERFLI Nano Silk 30D (18/0), Olive. https://www.discountflies.com/product/M-SNS18.html
• Tail: UTC Antron Yarn Spool, Copper Brown. https://www.discountflies.com/product/M-UTCAYS.html
• Body: SEMPERFLI Perfect Quills Small, Olive. https://www.discountflies.com/product/M-SPQL.html
• Thorax: SEMPERFLI Kapok Dubbing (Ultrafine), BWO. https://www.discountflies.com/product/M-SKDUF.html
• Wing: Polish Quills Natural CDC. https://www.discountflies.com/product/M-PQWNCDC.html
• Legs: UTC Antron Yarn Spool, Gray Dun. https://www.discountflies.com/product/M-UTCAYS.html