what is this fly called

Bromium · 18-08-2013 01:32PM #1

If anyone can tell me what this fly is called it would be great it has a black thread body and a light grey/white hackle and wing. Can't find a name for it anywhere. See attached photo.
Cheers.

Flysfisher · 18-08-2013 02:00PM

Who tied it? Looks like a iron blue dun variant or some other river olive imitation

Bromium · 18-08-2013 02:06PM

I actually have no idea where I got it unfortunately but would love to get more it seduced 8 fish over a few days before a tree decided it wanted it. It was a great search pattern when nothing was rising.

Flysfisher · 18-08-2013 02:23PM

Bromium wrote: »

I actually have no idea where I got it unfortunately but would love to get more it seduced 8 fish over a few days before a tree decided it wanted it. It was a great search pattern when nothing was rising.

It doesn't look too complicated to tie.
Looks like,
Light blue dun hackle fibres for tail,
A grey body hard to see from your photo, any idea of what the body was grey floss, rabbit fur, heron, or something else.
Is there a rib?
Light blue dun hackle.
Wings could be starling, hard to see from photo.

Try a kites imperial great searching fly.

Bromium · 18-08-2013 02:27PM

I'm new to fly fishing but to me the body just looked like black thread wrapped around the hook shank and there was no rib it looks a little different in the photo than it did in the flesh. Thanks for the replies

dvae · 18-08-2013 07:04PM

looks like a spent mayfly to me.

if it is, heres how to tie one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgDgELAo0sw

Bromium · 19-08-2013 12:48PM

dvae wrote: »

looks like a spent mayfly to me.

if it is, heres how to tie one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgDgELAo0sw

Its actually the opposite of that one with a black body and a greyish white hackle and wing. Whatever it was it worked a treat I will be keeping a look out to find more of them. Its a pity I don't tie flies as it doesn't look a very complicated pattern.

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