Here is a great video tutorial recipe by Jim Misiura for tying a Synthetic Quill Green Drake. Awesome fly pattern, Jim’s easy-follow steps – give it a try.
Ingredients:
- Hook: Curved #10 – #14 (try Hemingway’s H118 hooks)
- Weight: .020 Lead Free Wire
- Thread: Dark Olive (try Veevus 6/0, color Olive)
- Tail: Woodduck Flank (try Mallard Barred Feathers or Coq de Leon Feathers)
- Body: Hemingway’s FX Holo Synthetic Quills
- Rib: Emu Herl
- Wingcase: Turkey Tail
- Thorax: Brown/Olive Hair Dubbing (try Hemingway’s Hare Dubbing in Brown Olive)
- Hackle: Partridge Dark
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Happy tying & tight lines!
