modern Michigan dry fly · late 1970s or early 1980s
Ephoron
Also called Rockwood's Ephoron
Likely origin One source, Deschaine's 2014 Fly Anglers Online column, which gives the date only as a range.
History
Al Rockwood of Muskegon worked out this parachute in the late 1970s or early 1980s for the white mayfly hatch, Ephoron, which comes off Michigan rivers from late August into September. Rockwood started tying as a boy of about 12, sold flies by mail under the name Flies for Michigan, and helped start the Muskegon-White River chapter of Trout Unlimited, which gave him its Mr. Trout award in 2003.
Tom Deschaine wrote it up for Fly Anglers Online in 2014, noting he had swapped the original thorax dubbing for Superfine and carried the fly in sizes 12 and 16 as well as Rockwood's 14. Porcupine guard hairs make long, stiff tails that help it ride on the surface.
Materials
| Hook | Dry, sizes 12 to 16 (originally 14) |
|---|---|
| Thread | White |
| Tail | Porcupine guard hairs, set in a long V |
| Post | White calf body hair |
| Abdomen | Tying thread |
| Thorax | White dubbing applied in a dubbing loop (later tied with Superfine) |
| Hackle | White, wound parachute style |
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.