modern Michigan emerger · by 2014
Borchers Emerger
Likely origin Only the designer's own account on his guide-service site; no independent source found for the date or design story.
History
Kraimer's low-riding emerger version of the Borcher's Drake. He kept the turkey-fiber body of the Grayling original, put it on a curved emerger hook with a Z-Lon shuck so more of the body hangs below the film, and used the angled hair wing from his Tilt-Shoot to keep it upright and visible.
He ties it in sizes 8 to 16 and in different colors to cover a long list of Michigan mayflies, for trout that have started refusing standard duns.
Materials
| Hook | Daiichi 1167 Klinkhamer, size 12 (8 to 16) |
|---|---|
| Thread | Uni 6/0 camel (8/0 in small sizes) |
| Shuck | Brown Z-Lon |
| Body | Cinnamon-tip turkey feather fibers |
| Wing | Medium coastal deer hair, tilt-shoot style |
| Thorax | Rusty brown Fine & Dry dubbing |
| Hackle | Grizzly dyed dun dry fly |
Sources
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No photo yet. Every photo on michfly is of a fly tied for the site, so they're added a few at a time.
Original recipe cards for many Michigan patterns are kept at the Michigan Dry Flies archive, built by the late Tom Deschaine.