Post Danica Blues

I'm sitting here trying do decompress after a couple of pretty intense weeks.

The Ephemera Danica hatches around end of May/beginning of June. This year I saw the first flies on the water on May 27.
Prior to that I have been on the water every day to see when it would happen this year, because you never know. The hatch lasted until yesterday. ...

The first anniversary of Ed Koch's death is this July. I'll spend the month "Fishing the Midge" in his honour.

Hook: TMC 200R (Daiichi 1270 has a big-eye which makes the last steps a little easier to control)
Thread: Uni Trico 17/0
Abdomen: Stripped peacock quill
Wing-buds: Goose biots, tan
Flash: Uni pearl mylar, #16



Take thread down the shank level with the barb, pinched of course. You can see how fine the Trico thread is, ideal for tying small.
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