What it imitates
An emerging sedge hanging half-drowned in the surface.
When to fish it
Rough or broken water — great as the dry in a duo with a nymph underneath.
Materials
- Poly yarn post
- Tan dubbing
- Peacock herl
- Blue dun cock hackle
- Tan thread
Steps
- 1
Set the post about a third back from the eye and secure the base.
- 2
Dub a curved tapered body well down round the bend so it hangs in the film.
- 3
Wind a peacock herl thorax around the base of the post.
- 4
Wind a parachute hackle round the post and tie it off underneath.
- 5
Keep the head tiny and trim the post to about hook-gape height.