Crème brûlée

[letumgo]

This pattern is my first attempt to match the little pale yellow mayfly I saw last weekend.

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Creme Brûlée
Hook - Daiichi Model 1150/Size 14
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Light Cahill)
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge (Bleached/Ginger)
Thorax - Three strands of Peacock Herl (Bleached/Ginger)
Abdomen - Kreinick Silk Dubbing (Pale Yellow)
Head - Colored Green with a Sharpie marker after whip finishing the head (done to better match insect)

[Roadkill]

Looks like a winner to me!

[Ruard]

Hi Ray,

Nice fly. Let us know if you catch anything with it. You use quite a lot of bleached stuf. I cannot buy it here in Europe or do you bleache it yourself??

Greeting


Ruard

[letumgo]

Ruard - I bought the partridge from Orvis, and the peacock from a store called JoAnne Fabrics. The materials were already processed to be this ginger/tan color. Now that I think about it, I believe they would use hydrogen peroxide, not bleach to achieve this color. Peroxide is sometime used to lighten a ladies hair.

[DUBBN]

Great looking pattern Ray. I like the choice of hook as well.

[tie2fish]

That matches up real well, Ray. Nicely done, as always.

[Smuggler]

Two thumbs up! That partridge is nicely mottled.

[Roadkill]

Ray,

I think I would also tie some up in an emerger stage with a tail...

Here is my quick #14, light yellow and tan Merino Wool body, Hen hackled version of your bug with a Antron shuck.



I'll have to keep an eye out for some of that Ginger Partridge.

[letumgo]

Beautiful fly Bill. What hook did you use? It has a surprisingly wide gap for a size 14 hook. Very nice.

[Roadkill]

Ray,

I tied it on a Dai Riki 070 #14. As my old supply of Mustad 3906s runs out, this Dai Riki is my chosen nymph replacement.