modern Michigan dry fly · date unknown
Henwing Bomber
Unverified origin Only the Michigan Dry Flies archive card supports the tyer, place and date; no independent source was found. No date is known.
History
The Henwing Bomber is credited jointly to Don Fox of Chassell and Jay Neve, a commercial tyer from Bellevue. It was first tied for two stoneflies, Acroneuria lycorias and Isoperla bilineata.
It also works as a general stonefly and caddis fly and during the Hex hatch, usually with the hackle clipped flat underneath.
Materials
| Hook | Standard dry (Mustad 94840 or lighter 94833), sizes 6 to 12 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Gray 6/0 |
| Wing | Grizzly hen hackle tips, three-quarter spent |
| Tail | Dun mink tail guard hairs |
| Rib | Grizzly hackle, palmered |
| Body | Yellow-dyed mink and gray-brown muskrat, coarsely blended |
| Hackle | Grizzly and brown, mixed, bottom trimmed |
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.