modern Michigan emerger · c. 1985
Rivergod Emerger
Unverified origin Only the archive card, contributed by Potter.
History
Dennis Potter of Grand Rapids designed the Rivergod Emerger around 1985 as a general mayfly emerger. Changing the size and the thread and dubbing colors fits it to most hatches; the card's example is tied as a sulfur or PMD.
Materials
| Hook | Dry (TMC 100), sizes 12 to 20; TMC 2488, sizes 22 to 24 |
|---|---|
| Thread | 8/0, matched to the natural |
| Tail | Wood duck flank fibers |
| Shuck | Hi-Vis wing material, two thirds of the tail length (omit at size 20 and smaller) |
| Body | Natural or synthetic dubbing matched to the natural; thread body with dubbed thorax at 16 and smaller |
| Wing | Dark dun crinkled Z-Lon |
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.