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AK's Melon Quill PMD

Dry Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Tyer Recipe

• Hook standard dry fly hook, #16-#18
• Thread Pale yellow 8/0

Materials

• Stripped hackle quill Melon/pale amber (1, for body)
• Hackle fibers or Microfibetts Ginger/dun hackle fibers or microfibetts (for tail)
• Dry-fly hackle Light ginger dry fly hackle (1 feather)
• Wing (hackle tips or poly) Pale dun dry fly hackle (1 pair)

How to tie it

1. Start thread and mount an upright wing at the one-third point behind the eye.
2. Tie in a sparse tail of stiff fibers, about one hook-length long, at the bend.
3. Tie in the stripped melon-colored quill at the rear and wrap it forward in touching turns to build a segmented body, stopping behind the wing.
4. Tie in the hackle and wrap several turns behind and in front of the wing.
5. Whip finish behind the eye.

Tying videos

• AK's Melon Quill PMD — Fly Fisherman Magazine (YouTube)

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