Ugly Sulphur

Written by Ed Gallop Hits: 398

Fly Materials

Tail	Pardo Coq de Leon fibers (light shade).
Body	Sulphur (tannish to yellowish cream) dubbing (tied a little bulky).
Hackle	Indio Coq de Leon neck hackle (light shade) tied Ugly Style.

Tying Instructions

Instructions

The Ugly
Style method of tying includes trimming the points (tips) off neck feather
fibers and then tying in by the hackle tip for a one winged fly. The hackle is
wrapped in a precise method to flare the fibers. Then an inverted
"V" is trimmed from the underside of the hackle, allowing the flared
fibers to support the fly like tiny little mayfly feet in the surface
film. It has proven to be a very effective fly, especially during a hatch. This method
creates a realistic fly that you will have to keep an eye on or confuse it with
the naturals. You don't believe me? Try it. Instructions are described in detail on
Paco
Soria's page.

Note 1: The
body is a little bulky on purpose. I believe it provides a better silhouette.
I mixed 1/3 cream, 1/3 pale yellow, and 1/3 rust colored Kreinik 100% Silk dubbing
(Water Shed treated before tying) for the pictured fly. It matches
the hatch found on Virginia's Smith River.

The
Sulphur, also known as a Pale Evening Dun or Little Marryatt, represents several species in the
Ephemeralla genus. It is one of the most popular mayflies of many eastern
rivers, hatching in large numbers from late May through early July.

Although
it can be an exciting time for dry fly action, sometimes fish may trigger on
emergers because they float long periods of time in or near the surface as they
hatch. At times like that you may want to consider nymph, emerger, or wet
fly imitations. I made up a small Sulphur
Soft Hackle just for this purpose and it has proved very productive.

Sulphur (tannish to yellowish cream) dubbing (tied a little bulky).