Today is Trico day!

**Gerrit Viljoen** · 01-09-11

I've changed my Trico Mayfly pattern slightly and hence here is the improved version. By far my favorite Mayfly pattern.

Hook: Daiichi 1120 #18.
Bead: 1.5mm Mercury.
Thread: 14/0 White.
Tail: Squirrel fibres.
Body: Yellow body quill / Marker brown for back,belly remains yellow. There is a trick in achieving this.
Wingcase: 3 x Turkey. (Another tip coming in achieving this look by not only hiding the thread but also to have a more durable fly)
Thorax: Yellow Awesome Possum dubbing. (Jiri Klima)
Legs: Partridge (left slightly long, a nice trigger.)

Some prominent features are the yellow belly, half body, half wingcase. Mr Olympia of nymphs.

I tie them in 6 versions; Gold Tungsten, Mercury and unweighted in natural and in flashback.

Below is the natural to compare. He is half dead

and appear much darker than the natural,keep that in mind when doing sampling.

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**OllieOwen** · 01-09-11

F@rkit beautiful fly Gerrit !

**Korrie** · 01-09-11

Baie mooi, so paar bright orange beads sal ook welkom wees.

**AB1** · 01-09-11

Awsome fly G... The force is strong with you.

**Gerrit Viljoen** · 01-09-11

Thaks guys,

Korrie ek gaan nie die pattern met 'n orange bead opf#k nie.

That's why there are flies like Casemakers,etc.

**smallstreams.co.za** · 01-09-11

Gerrit, I've been complimenting you so much lately you'll think I'm after something ....

Your skills have improved so much over the past 3 years, that I now rate you as one of the better tyers I have seen (period).