North Branch Drake

North Branch Drake

Hook - Mustad 94840 or equivalent, size 14-18 

Thread - Black

Body - Deer body hair, tied over hook shank, extended past the bend of the hook. 

Tail - Deer body hair (extended from the body), tied tight at the bend of the hook, so that it flares to become the tail. 

Ribbing - Black thread, crisscrossed 

Wings - Deer hair, tied down over wing, trude style

Hackle - Grizzly 

Tying Tips: Body and tail from the same piece of Deer Hair 

Fishing Tips: Works well as an attractor when no hatches are on. Also works well as 

 a tiny caddis or midge. 

Hank Vesey is from Flint, Michigan and used to teach Fly Tying at Mott Community College, many years ago. There are other patterns with the same name. This pattern dates to the late 1950’s or early 1960’s