Golden Drake Swedish Dry Fly

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Golden Drake Swedish Dry Fly
(Anthopotamus distinctus dun- upside down dry fly)

Hook: Partridge K3A (Swedish Dry Fly hook)
Thread: Yellow 6/0 Uni
Tail: Pale Yellow Microfibbetts
Abdomen: Yellow closed-cell foam sectioned using tying thread
Wing: Yellow Darlon
Hackle: Cream saddle hackle
Thorax: Yellow Superfine dubbing

Note: In the photo you will notice that the wing seems to be cut a little short for a dun of this size. My experience has been that the fly does not fall properly to the surface a majority of the time with an oversize wing, so I do this to improve the effectiveness of the fly.

This fly is based on an Oliver Edwards design