Green Drake Nymphs (generic)

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Green Drake Nymphs (generic)

Post by DUBBN » Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:26 pm

Its that time of year that the Green Drake nymphs start to become a featured food item on the local Freestones.
I throw a different version of them together every Spring. (generic)

An Olive Hares ear works just as well.

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Re: Green Drake Nymphs (generic)

Post by letumgo » Mon Mar 27, 2023 6:13 pm

Is that a 2XL hook? It’s got a nice long shank for size 14.

Beautiful pattern Wayne.
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Re: Green Drake Nymphs (generic)

Post by Roadkill » Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:54 pm

8-) flies!
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Re: Green Drake Nymphs (generic)

Post by DUBBN » Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:40 am

Roadkill wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:54 pm8-) flies!
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Re: Green Drake Nymphs (generic)

Post by FlyFisherMann1955 » Tue Mar 28, 2023 5:10 pm

Wayne,

Nice color combination. Excellent work! Did you use some type of tubing for the abdomen? The natural is really plump and very dark.

Thanks for posting- Ken
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Re: Green Drake Nymphs (generic)

Post by DUBBN » Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:19 pm

Ken, thank you.

The abdomen is Olive Brown Midge tubing.

The thorax is a combination of Green Hares Mask, Olive synthetic yarn, and Brown wool.
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The Green Drake nymphs are different colors in different river drainages. They are even different colors in different sections of each river.

The colors can range frum dull Redish Rust, to Olive to dark Grey/Olive.
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