Hair Wing McGinty Bee

Note: 
This was the favorite fly of a friend who fished it more than any other fly, and
was fairly successful with it.  He passed away a couple of months ago. 
I intend to keep a couple in my fly box to remind me of how short life can be. 
Friend Scott and my younger brother Stan also fished a quill wing McGinty this
summer and did well with it.

The pattern
that I am most familiar with calls for mallard quill wings, blue with white
tips, but I tie the hair wing version as shown here.  Woodchuck guard hair
has white tips, and thus gives the wing a somewhat similar appearance to the
common tying.  I think hair wings hold their appearance better than the
quill wings when fished.  Woodchuck is my favorite winging hair for down
wings, it ties in well, does not flair, is not slick and thus does not come out
of the fly, stacks reasonably easily, and looks good.  

I prefer the
3906B instead of the more commonly used 3906, as its slightly greater length
gives more room for a slightly longer body.