modern Michigan dry fly · by 2010
Sunset Sulfur
Likely origin Deschaine's card and his own January 2010 Fly Anglers Online column agree; no design year is given and no outside source was found.
History
Tom Deschaine made this parachute because the sulfur patterns in shops did not match the color of the Ephemerella dorothea duns he was seeing on the Au Sable. He held the insects up against his materials until the shade matched, and he insists on the specific orange-sulfur dubbing.
It is for the afternoon sulfur hatch and works for both duns and spinners.
Materials
| Hook | Dry (Mustad 94840 or 94833), sizes 14 to 18 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Orange 6/0 |
| Tail | Light blue dun hackle fibers |
| Post | White deer belly hair |
| Body | Fly-Rite poly dubbing #33 Orange Sulphur |
| Hackle | Light blue dun, parachute |
Sources
- Deschaine, T. "Sunset Sulfur." Michigan Dry Flies archive recipe card.
- Deschaine, T. "Sunset Sulfur." Fly of the Week, Fly Anglers Online, January 18, 2010.
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Original recipe cards for many Michigan patterns are kept at the Michigan Dry Flies archive, built by the late Tom Deschaine.