Dry Flies

Green Drake Extended Body

By Dave Barrett ⋅ February 27, 2009 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment


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Green Drake hatches can begin very early in the day, and commonly start before sunrise. The hatch will continue throughout the day, one or two drakes at a time. Usually beginning around the end of May, and continuing for a couple of weeks.

• Hook size 8-12
• Thread Uni black 8/0
• Tail Wild Boar Fibres
• Rib Pale Yellow thread
• Body Green dry fly dub
• Hackle grizzly dry fly palmered forward
• Wing Tan elk hair comparadun style
• Head thread head

You may also be interested in a video about the giant green drake

Fly Pattern Specific Rivers:

• Upper Saugeen river

Tags: mayfly, mayfly dun