Barr's Viz-A-Dun

Published on Feb 12. 2021 - 4 years ago
Updated or edited 4 years ago

John Barr's Viz-A-Dun is a great little mayfly pattern that is durable, floats well and makes a great indicator style dry fly for hanging a small emerger or micro dry behind. To support the channel and be eligible for giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeath... and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers

Material list

Hook: TMC 101 size 14-24
Thread: Uni 8/0
Tail: Hackle fibres
Body: Superfine dubbing
Wing: Poly yarn
Hackle: Quality dry fly hackle
Vinyl cement

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