DRY FLIES

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The Baetis Dun is a generic representation for members of the “Baetidae” family of Mayflies.

If you have a look at Baetidae there are fundamentals of shape that are common across the species and captured by this pattern. The tail consists of only three filaments; the body is more thick set than Caenis and Lepto Duns with 9 not so distinct segments. They have 6 legs and wings faces back at about a 60 degree angle. They generally present on the water with their wings separated. The males have protruding eyes sitting on top of their heads.

  Whilst the shape is quite predictable colour and size vary dramatically, for example:
  COMMON NAMES SIZE DRESSING:
TAN    Size #12 - #16  with tan tail and body, brown wings and ginger hackle.
BROWN   Size #12 - #16 with brown / olive tail and body, brown wings and brown hackle.
PALE WATERY    Size #12 - #16 with light olive / grey tail, grey / olive body, grey wings and light olive hackle.
BLUE WINGED OLIVE    #12 - #16 with swamp hen tail, olive body, swamp hen wings wings and grey and olive hackle wound together.
BLACK   Size #12  with all dressings in black.
GREY    Size #12 - #16  "Adams" colours suit this fly as detailed below.

MATERIALS FOR GREY BAETIS DUN = (ADAMS IRRESISTIBLE):

Hook  - Size 12 to 16 light gauge long shank
Thread  - Grey
Tail  - Grizzly & brown feather hackle fibres
Body & thorax - Clipped natural Deer Hair or grey / brown dubbing
Wings  - Grizzly or brown hackle tips or grey duck feather slips
Hackle -  One Grizzly and one Brown hackle

SEE TYING INSTRUCTIONS