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Forde's Mayfly

Forde's May is a great mayfly for Irish loughs particularly Melvin and Conn.It also works further afield if Mayfly are present. I prefer to fish this on the point. Patsy Deery's book "Irish Mayflies" is available from my amazon link https://amzn.to/3bRcZ3B Materials List Hook: Kamasan B170 or B175 size 10-12 Thread: Olive Uni 8/0 Tail: Cock pheasant tail Body: Light hares ear Rib: Oval gold Wing: Teal or starling secondary feather 

Hackle: English partridge dyed golden olive


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