Attractor dry
Madam X
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A deer-hair attractor dry with rubber legs — part stonefly, part hopper, all suggestion. A buoyant Western searching fly that doubles as an indicator for a dropper nymph.
Fish this when
Summer on freestone and pocket water when big terrestrials and stoneflies are about, or as the dry in a hopper-dropper rig.
Why it works
The twitching rubber legs and high-floating deer-hair body read as something large and alive, pulling fish up through fast water.
Naturals it imitates
stonefly adult
hopper
large terrestrial
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: low
Quick facts
Heritage
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Modern
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