NOTE: This fly can be hard to see on the water, you may want to fish it using it as a dropper on a more visible pattern.
Pattern of the Month: Alder Fly - Low Profile
By Don Beeckman
Hook:
Size 12 dry fly
Thread:
Black
Body:
Peacock herl
Hackle: Undersized hackle to enable the fly to float low in the water.
For a size 12 hook use a size 18 hackle.
WING: Brown turkey wings tied in tip first
TAIL: Black hackle
NOTE: This fly can be hard to see on the water, you may want to fish it using
it as a dropper on a more visible pattern.