The PFD (personal floatation device) Humpy is this month’s Fly Fishers International Fly of the Month so is being tied all around the world in November. Lyall will take us through some of the intricacies.

This is a high floatation stimulator/attractor which is great for choppy rapids as your dry fly on your dry and dropper rig.

Materials

Hook: size 10 dry fly hook (I used a 1x short Gamakatsu S12-1F but any dry fly hook will do)

Wing: white kiptail

Hackle: saddle hackle – any colour

Body: floss any colour and 1.5 mm foam sheet any colour (see attached photo and you will get the idea)

Tail: elk hair

Thread: 6/0 colour to match foam