Green Drake wet fly pattern

[MattM]

Can anyone recommend a green drake wet fly pattern. Tim Robinson mentioned one that he used on Penns a few years back that he had much success with. Would like to fish it on a tandem dropper rig as the top fly. I'll take any GD pattern that you like for Penns, nymph, emerger, dun, or spinner if you have one you like.
Thanks,
Matt

 

[lineman]

Try this one:

http://www.fishingwithflies.com/GreenDrakeNymph.html

 

[BradFromPotter]

swing a size 8 light cahill.

 

[redietz]

That's not too different than what I use, except a slightly darker body and ribbed with brown carpet thread.


And then there's the pattern Bergman listed:

Bergman green drake wet

 

[sandfly]

size 8 light cahill soft hackle

 

[shakey]

up to size 8 but you can go long,like a 2xl.

 

[MattM]

Thanks guys those will keep me busy and I really like that nymph lineman posted. It looks like a huge cahill nymph. I've tied a bunch of light cahill nymphs in a size 12. I like to tie a bird's nest for those and some traditional looking nymphs with the wood duck legs and red thread head. I wish I could get some pictures to post so I could show off some of my handy work

 

[shakey]

this is a nice fly

http://hatchesmagazine.com/blogs/Hatches/2012/02/22/ray-bergman-collection-148-green-drake/

 

[BrianMyers67]

Could always use a soft hackle

http://softhacklepatternbook.blogspot.com/2016/04/green-drake.html

 

[shakey]

that's nice with the mallard flank hackle. i do that to some of my big flies

 

[TimRobinsin]

this is my "go-to" GD wet pattern. #10 wet hook (in this picture I am trying a new jig hook just to see how it fishes). You can use anything you want as body dubbing. I usually leave the pheasant tail long and then pull the pheasant tail over the back of the nymph and wrap it down with the gold wire. I normally use Hungarian partridge for the soft hackle but on this one I used wood duck. hope this helps. remember: get it down on the bottom before your target zone and when you stop the rod to raise the fly let the fly rise through the water column in a slow but steady tempo, almost like your taunting the fish. oh and Hold On! good luck!

 

[MattM]

Thanks Tim, I really like the looks of that, thanks for posting.