What it imitates
A dun sitting flush in the film — and you can actually see the post.
When to fish it
Any olive or mayfly hatch, especially in flat water where fish are fussy.
Materials
- White calf tail or poly yarn post
- Grizzly hackle
- Grey dubbing
- Grizzly hackle fibre or microfibbet tails
- Grey 8/0 thread
Steps
- 1
Set an upright post at the thorax and lock it with wraps around its base.
- 2
Tie in a tail of hackle fibres at the bend.
- 3
Dub a slim body up to the post.
- 4
Tie in the grizzly hackle and wind it horizontally round the post, top to bottom.
- 5
Tie the hackle tip off under the post, finish with a tiny head and trim the post.