Dry fly
Extended-body Brown Drake
Realistic extended-body drake
Trout · GraylingSurface
Extended-body realistic dressing of the big Brown Drake dun for selective fish in flat water.
Fish this when
On flat, slow-moving water during a Brown Drake hatch, once fish have seen enough conventional patterns to start refusing anything with an obviously foreshortened body.
Why it works
The extended abdomen gives the correct length-to-thorax proportion and a natural touchdown in the film, closing the gap that makes educated fish refuse standard dry-fly silhouettes.
Naturals it imitates
Brown Drake dun (realistic)
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Advanced