Royal Wulff Dry Freshwater Hook : Size 10-16 Thread : Black Tail : i.e. deer hair, golden pheasant tippets, grizzle hackle. Body : Bronze peacock herls & red floss tied in the centre works best. Wings : White duck or any white feather.
Tying Instructions 1. Measure & tie in the wings just back from the eye. 2. Tie them upright, separate & take thread towards bend, tie in tippets. Tie in floss just ahead of bend and take thread to bend, tie in 2 herls & wind them around thread to make rope effect. 3. Take 2-3 turns around bend, tie down with floss, take thread forward. 4. Take herls forward, wind floss over herls to thread, secure & tie off. 5. Then still moving towards the eye of the hook, take herl another 2-3 turns & tie off, leaving room behind wing for hackle. 6. Tie in hackle, take a few turns behind wing, then take forward & finish by winding the hackle towards the eye. 7. Finish by tying off hackle, trim, whip finish & varnish head.
Fly Notes Experiment with tail material, brown calf tail provides better floatability. I have used white calf tail hair for wing material with good results. The hair is more durable, floats & presents the fly better. Also been tied with fan wings & hackle tips, and a parachute with normal wing slips or a single tuft of white calf tail. Best success with bronze/red brown fly, although I have introduced ginger & yellow with little success. Best suited in a range of hook sizes from 10 - 16, the smaller the better. In low light conditions the wing tips come into their own.
Fishing Notes Best results achieved with floating line. Can be used as a dry or wet fly.
Location Notes Upper to middle reaches of rivers, casting to the under vegetation on lake margins.
Prey Notes Beetle like.
Tier Colin Hutchinson

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