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Detached body mayfly

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Published on Jan 31. 2021 - 4 years ago
Updated or edited 4 years ago

Detached body with deer hair and CDC, hackle and some dry fly dubbing. Almost fish guaranteed on this fly in the Vulgata hatch,
This fly gave me many fish the last year in the mayfly hatch here in my local fishing places and will work in other places.

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