In this video, Simon ties a fantastic March Brown emerger. He uses a hackle method called “hackle-stacking” to create a low-riding emerger that is suggestive of a struggling insect. This method creates a cleaner look than vertically palming a saddle feather and trimming the bottom off. For selective fish in tailouts or spring creeks, this method creates a very convincing emerger and can make the world of a difference. The March Brown hatch can be massive with loads of insects. This can make things difficult, sometimes with so many naturals on the surface, your fly must stand out. This is when fishing an especially vulnerable pattern is crucial. Tie some of these up, and get out there!
Hook- Ahrex FW530 Sedge: 14
Thread- Semperfli Nanosilk 50D: Brown
Shuck- EP Trigger Point Fibers: March Brown & Hareline Pheasant Tail
Abdomen: Hareline Pheasant Tail & Uni XS Soft Wire: Gold
Thorax: Hareline Microfine Dry Dub: Baetis Tan (SMF8)
Wing: Hareline CDC: Tan
Hackle Stack: Uni Flex: Camel & Whiting Barred Medium Ginger Saddle
Resin: Solarez Bone Dry
UV Torch: Loon Plasma Light
Bobbin: Smhaen Tension Bobbin
Additional Materials: Overton’s Wonder Wax
Vise- Renzetti Master & Deluxe Streamer Base
