Tied in classic wet fly style, this early season fly is best fished down and accross on a tight line swing. When there are emerging March Browns on the river, this fly fishes very well in tandem with other March Brown nymphs or adults — a killer pattern on the McKenzie and Willamette. Golden Pheasant tippets and hares ear are two fish catching ingredient to any fly. You can consider this pattern a “drab” version of a Royal Coachman Wet. Fish it behind a dry all year long and you will have success.
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March Brown Wet
Hook: TMC 3761 #12,14
Thread: Uni 6/0 or 8/0 brown or tan
Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippets
Rib: Copper Wire
Body: Hare’s Ear or Possum fur
Hackle: Brown Hen
Wing: Wooduck or Dyed Wooduck Mallard
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1 Stewart Christie // Aug 17, 2008 at 3:10 pm
In addition to the above tying instruction, try a matched pair of Coachman white duck wing slivers instead of the dyed wooduck mallard. Fished in Scottish lochs such as Loch Awe, Loch Rannoch and Loch Sauch, wild brown trout love this one. Fished slowly using a 12 ft. tapered leader, on a floating line, just under a rippled surface it can be very effective.
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