modern Michigan dry fly · 1997
Gray Drake II
Also called Lord's Gray Drake
Unverified origin Only the Michigan Dry Flies archive card supports the tyer, place and date; no independent source was found. Lord contributed the card.
History
Mark Lord of Kingsley tied this gray drake parachute in 1997 and has said it grew out of Clarence Roberts' Black Drake, which also uses a deer-hair body bound with crossing thread wraps.
It is meant for both the early and the late gray drake (Siphlonurus) hatches.
Materials
| Hook | Dry (Daiichi 1180), size 12 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Black 6/0 |
| Tail | Two moose body hairs, long |
| Body | Natural deer hair, flared at the bend and crisscrossed with thread |
| Wing post | White poly yarn, deer belly, calf body or calftail |
| Hackle | Badger or grizzly, parachute |
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.