Beginner Fly Tying a Synthetic Quill Dry Fly with Jim Misiura

Beginner Fly Tying a Synthetic Quill Dry Fly with Jim Misiura

One more of Jim Misiura’s beginner, easy-to-follow recipes – this time a Synthetic Quill Dry Fly – a dry mayfly variation using Hemingway’s Synthetic Peacock Quill. Thanks Jim for sharing.

Ingredients

To tie Jim Misiura’s Synthetic Quill Dry Fly, you need the following:

• Hook: Std Dry #12- #20 (try Maruto Dry Fly Hooks)
• Thread: olive colored
• Tail: Blue Dun hackle
• Body: Hemingway’s Synthetic Tapered Peacock Quill
• Wing: slate grey CDC (try Hemingway’s CDC Feathers)
• Hackle: Olive Grizzly

Hemingway’s Synthetic Tapered Peacock Quills

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