Reversed Parachute Mayfly Emerger

(E. Danica)

Fly: Roy Christie, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Longshank nymph to suit
Thread: brown
Tail: three tiny greenwell hackle points
Rib: 10lb monofilament
Rear segment: choc brown natural sheep wool
Next rear segment: tups mixture
Next butt segment: dark olive mixture
Body segment: gray/cream/white mixture
Tup/olive/gray segments are ribbed
Thorax segment: olive/orange/brown mixture well picked out on top before hackling
Hackle: one grizzle/one greenwell parachuted outside the bend opposite barb


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