B&C Impala Sedge

Dr Paul Davis

B & C Impala Sedge

 

*Type of Fly

Emerger

*Name of Fly:

B&C Impala Sedge

*Etymology:
(Why you named the fly with its name)

Name comes from the insect it is imitating plus the hair used for the wing plus the abbreviations of the colours in the body (in this case black and claret)

*Date Invented

April 2008

Hook:

Size 14 Kamasan B100

Thread:

Brown (e.g. Uni thread Camel 8/0)

Weighting:

None

Tail:

None

Body:

Black and claret medium flexi-floss wound on together under tension and then releasing the tension as you reach the thorax

Rib:

None

Thorax:

Mixture of crimson and black seals fur.

Legs:

N/A

Wings:

None

Hackle:

None

Special Tying Instructions:

Build up head with thread to give impression of emerging caddis head.

Fishing Instructions:

See Sussex FDG Newsletter February 2009

Interesting Facts:

See Sussex FDG Newsletter February 2009