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Gray Drake

Dry Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Classic Recipe

• Hook 2x long dry fly, 10-12
• Thread Gray 6/0

Materials

• Tail Moose hairs (3, split)
• Body Gray dubbing or extended foam (slender)
• Wing Dun hackle tips or poly (upright)
• Hackle Grizzly & dun mixed (2 feathers)

How to tie it

1. Tie split moose tails
2. Build slender body
3. Set wings upright
4. Wrap mixed hackle
5. Whip finish

Tying videos

• Gray Drake — Ed McCoy (YouTube)
• Gray Drake — Matt Wilhelm (YouTube)
• Gray Drake — Dan Bailey's Outdoor Co (YouTube)

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