Anatomical Callibaetis HOOK: #12-16 Daiichi 1560 or equivalent. BEAD: Black metal (5/64" for #16, 3/32" for #12-14). EYES: Same as Anatomical PMD/Baetis. THREAD: Brown or tan 8/0. WEIGHT: .015" diameter lead or lead-free wire over the front half of the shank. TAILS: Three mottled brown turkey quill or pheasant tail fibers. ABDOMEN: Hare's mask. GILLS: One large, brown dry-fly hackle, with fibers trimmed short. BACK: A strip of mottled turkey quill. RIB: Fine gold wire. WING CASE: Mottled brown turkey quill (a strip of clear or light brown Stretch Flex, Scud Back, or Medallion sheeting over the turkey is optional) or a tough synthetic sheeting, such as Thin Skin, in turkey quill color. LEGS: Natural brown (or gray) partridge feather fibers. THORAX: Same dubbing as in the abdomen.

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Skip Morris is the author of more than ten books on fly fishing and tying. His latest is Morris on Tying Flies (Frank Amato Publications, 2006).

 

 

This article originally appeared in the May 2007 issue of Fly Fisherman.

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