This is a Little Yellow Sally, a yellow stonefly imitation — a great pattern for the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers on summer evenings. If you really want this fly to float high, heavily wrap the hackle. If you want it to lay flat, you can clip the bottom hackles off. You can also tie this fly with a red spot on the back end to represent an egg sac.
Little Yellow Sally (traditional)
Hook: TMC 100 size 16
Thread: Yellow, Uni 8/0
Body: Yellow dubbing
Wing: Bleached elk hair
Hackle: Ginger or cream
Thanks for taking the time to produce this nice video. Archives like this are great for us beginners.
Great, great, great video. Keep ‘em coming. It’s time for me to get beyond the Woolly Buggers, Hare’s Ear and Prince Nymphs I have been relying on forever and sharpen my dry fly skills. These videos are very helpful.