Previously we did a damsel nymph and now it's time for the adult. There are numerous patterns here and my go to adult has been replaced by the following pattern. Both Davie McPhail and Barry Ord Clark have a similiar pattern with Davie using a foam tail. I lean towards this pattern from Barry. The design allows for a great surface film presenation.

This pattern is not as basic as a dubbed leech but manageable with just a few steps. More than worth it since a productive dry fly.

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Recipe:

Hook - size 12 mustad dry fly hook is commonly used but I prefer a 1x strong and 1x short nymph hook

Tail - braided blue damsel material

Wing - dun hackle, off white

Foam - blue, 2 mm

Hackle - grizzly or blue

Dubbing - purple/blue ice dub

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