I know Im a bit early for this fly but here it goes
French Partridge Mayfly.
Materials.
Hook: Kamasan B830 size 10 classic long shank or similar
Tail: 4-5 Pheasant tail fibres
Body: 2mm strip of natural raffia ( moistened )
Rib: Small oval gold tinsel
Body hackle: Short fibred medium olive cock
Shoulder
Hackle: Long fibred medium olive cock
Head Hackle: Natural French Partridge
Thread: Brown
Step 1: Fix hook in the vice and wind on 5-6 turns of thread
Step 2: Attach oval gold tinsel and wind thread until level with the barb
Step 3: Tie in 4-5 pheasant tail fibres and bring your thread back to the eye catching down but ends on the way
Step 4: Catch in a 2 mm strip of natural raffia (moistened) and tie down to the bend, bring your thread back stopping 3-4 mm from the eye
Step 5: Wind the moistened raffia in touching turns back up to your thread and secure, trim waste and tidy up
Step 6: Catch in the short fibred hackle by the stem and wind 1 turn at the front and palmer the body, bring your rib up through the hackle and secure, trim and tidy up
Step 7: Catch in the larger fibred hackle by the tip, trim the waste, wind on 3-4 turns stroking the fibres back on each turn, secure, trim and tidy up
Step 8: Tie in the French partridge by the tip and remove the waste piece, wind on 3-4 turns stroking back the fibres on each turn, secure the hackle, trim and tidy up
Step 9: Build a neat head, whip finish and add a couple of coats of varnish, Done.
