Jim Sens is back in the store to bind a Mercer’s Missing out on Link. Jim states this is his preferred summer season fly to utilize on the McKenzie River and we practically concur with him.
This one is bound on a size 12 TMC100 hook– we would not go excessive larger than that and anything smaller sized is, well, sort of a discomfort to connect. Focus on the flashabou body with UV glue and how Jim incorporate the elk hair. These suggestions make a strong fly and make the connecting procedure a bit much easier.
Product List:
Hook: TMC100, Size 12
Thread: Semperfli Nanosilk, Olive
Body: Flashabou
Thorax: Ice Dub, Purple
Underwing: Clark’s Tying Yarn, Lite Grey
Parachute: Whiting Dry Fly Hackle
Wing: Elk Hair
UV Glue
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