| Hook |
Kamasan B405 or similar; sizes 10
- 12 |
| Tail |
Piece of pearly piping, same
length protruding behind hooh bend as length of hook shank. |
| Rib |
Fine copper wire |
| Body |
Black floss (or claret or fiery
brown or olive, etc.) for two-thirds lenth of hook shank. Thorax
of bronze peacock herl. |
| Wing |
None |
| Hackle |
"Breathers" of natural
Cul-du-canard extending out front of hook, above eye. |
| Head |
Black Varnish |
| Use |
Experiment with the amount of CDC
and the weight of the pearly shuck to produce a fly that floats
with the CDC extending above the surface and the shuck hanging
downwards under surface. |
