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Micro Mayfly
How do you tie a Micro Mayfly?
Micro Mayfly is a nymph fly pattern for trout. Find its 9 materials and 23 tying steps below.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5
- Target species
- trout
- Pattern designer
- Mike Mercer
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At the vise
Materials
- Hook: #14-18 Tiemco 3769
- Bead: 5/64-3/32” Gold Tungsten Bead
- Thread: Brown UTC 70
- Tail: Pheasant Tail fibers
- Rib: Small Copper or Gold Wire
- Body: Stripped Peacock Herl
- Casing: Flashback material
- Thorax: Brown Superfine Dubbing
- Legs: Pheasant Tail fibers
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Tying instructions
Secure the hook in the vise.
Slide the bead onto the hook.
Start the thread behind the bead and wrap to the bend of the hook.
Select three pheasant tail fibers for the tail.
Measure the tail to be the length of the hook shank.
Tie in the tail fibers at the hook bend.
Trim the excess tail fibers.
Tie in the gold wire for the rib at the hook bend.
Tie in the stripped peacock herl at the hook bend.
Wrap the stripped peacock herl forward to create a segmented body.
Tie off the peacock herl and trim the excess.
Counter wrap the gold wire forward to rib the body.
Tie off the gold wire and trim the excess.
Tie in the flashback material on top of the hook shank.
Dub a round thorax with brown superfine dubbing.
Pull the flashback material over the thorax to form the wing case.
Tie off the flashback material and trim the excess.
Select a few pheasant tail fibers for the legs.
Tie in the pheasant tail fibers on each side of the thorax.
Pull the legs to the desired length.
Trim the excess pheasant tail fibers.
Whip finish behind the bead.
Clip the thread.