Found Link

Kelly Galloup was looking for a pattern to represent a transitional dun, the stage between an emerging insect and the dun stage. He came up with a pattern that he calls the found link. He also found out that this pattern also could be used as a spinner pattern. If you Google “Galloup’s Found Link Fly” you can watch a video of Kelly tying this fly. The fly shown here is a Sulfur Found Link, you can imitate any mayfly species just by changing the thread
and dubbing colors.

Hook – Dry fly #14 -18

Thread – Color to match the natural 8/0

Tail – Coq de Leon fibers (tied slightly longer than normal)

Body – Deer hair with the tips extending beyond the hook bend overwrapped with the tying thread.

Thorax – Sulfur dubbing

Spent wing – Dun zelon

Wing – Fine deer hair

John Lazar

Fly tied by John Lazar