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Anato-may

Nymph · Trout · Grayling · Intermediate · 3 versions

Reference Recipe

  • Hook 1XL nymph hook, 12-18
  • Thread Brown 8/0 (70 denier)

Materials

  • Tail Pheasant tail fibers (three, short)
  • Abdomen Olive-brown dubbing (slim, tapered)
  • Rib Fine copper wire (5-6 turns)
  • Wingcase & legs Pheasant tail fibers (one bunch)
  • Thorax Darker olive-brown dubbing (front third)

How to tie it

  1. Mount a nymph hook and start brown thread.
  2. Tie in three pheasant tail fibers as a tail one shank length or less.
  3. Tie in copper wire, then dub a slim, tapered abdomen to the 60% mark.
  4. Rib the wire forward in 5-6 open turns and tie off.
  5. Tie in a bunch of pheasant tail fibers pointing forward for the wingcase, then split a few fibers to each side so the legs emerge right at the abdomen/thorax juncture; that leg placement is what names this fly.
  6. Dub a fuller thorax, then fold the wingcase over the top and bind it down.
  7. Sweep the legs to the sides, build a small head and whip finish.

Other versions

2 more in the app: Morrish Anato May Tungsten, RIO's Morrish Anato May.

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