Blurple Slip Wing

By James St. Clair.

Description

Attractor mayfly that is similar to a purple haze. The "Blurple" is a combo of blue/purple, which is the color of the body.

Tying Process

Thread is Red. Holographic tinsel is blue, stripped peacock quill is purple. Once wrapped, the body is coated with UV resin for durability. Hackle color is Cree. Wings are Natural Duck Quill. This can be tied in sizes 12 - 18.

Materials

• Body: Holographic Tinsel
• Hackle: Whiting Dry Fly Saddle
• Other: Stripped Peacock Quill
• Tag/Tail: Whiting Coq de Leon
• Thread: Veevus 14/0
• Wing: Duck Quill

Target species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Golden Trout, Rainbow Trout

Fly types: Dry Fly