In honor of and in response to…the early season mayflies and caddis: a simple wet/flymph (I don’t want to debate what a flymph is picky fly tiers!) here is a simple to tie fly pattern.
The fly can be fished in the film (surface) or sunk for a straight or swung retrieve.
The ‘recipe’ or pattern for this very simple fly is as follows:
Size 14 heavy wire hook
Size 8/0 thread, black
Tail: A half dozen strands of Zelon fibers to represent a trailing shuck
Abdomen: A simple thread body wound forward, back and forward over the Zelon fibers up to the thorax area
Thorax: A spun collar of tan CDC fibers (Duck Butt feathers that float well)
Wing: One plus turns of a Starling feather so the tips of the feather reach back to the abdomen area.
SwittersB & Exploring 
Excellent.
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