Flyfishing the Sierras

Poxyback Nymph & Emerger

	Poxyback Emerger PMD Tying Instructions	Materials: Hook: TMC 200R #16-18 Thread: Coffee 6/0 Abdomen: Rusty Brown Antron Dubbing Thorax: Rusty Brown Antron Dubbing Back: Thin Segment of Turkey Tail Shuck: Brown Z-lon Rib: Pearl Flashabou Gills: Gray Marabou Wingcase: Dark Gold Brown Mottled Turkey tail, epoxied Hackle: Ginger Hackle, clipped on bottom Wing: Ginger Z-lon
	Poxyback Nymph PMD Tying Instructions	Materials: Hook: TMC 200R #16-20 Thread: Orange 6/0 Abdomen: Rusty Orange Antron Dubbing Thorax: Rusty Orange Antron Dubbing Back: Thin Segment of Turkey Tail Tail:Three Ringneck Pheasant Tail Fibers Rib: Pearl Flashabou Gills: Tan Marabou Wingcase: Dark Mottled Turkey tail, epoxied Head: Rusty Orange Antron Dubbing Legs: Golden Brown Grouse Fibers

Notes: Developed by Mike Mercer of Redding, CA around 1989. Mike designed both a nymphal form and an emerger form for Pale Morning Dun, Blue Wing Olive, Callibaetis, Trico's, and Green Drakes. Aspects that highlight his pattern are the use of materials to represent gills behind the thorax and the hard shiny epoxy covering of the wingcase. The use of epoxy on the wingcase has also been used by earlier tiers such as Hal Janssen .
Mike believes that fish are attracted to light/dark contrasts and the darker wingcase with the lighter thorax provides that contrast. His patterns also use dark/light segmentation in the abdomen using pearl flashabou ribbing. The thorax and abdomen dubbing is a blend of colors. Try to include at least three Antron colors to come up with the proper hue. This spectrum will give the fly a mottled effect, more of the natural coloration. The emergent forms generally show a darker wingcase , a trailing shuck, and an addition of a forward wing with hackle. The nymphal form will have a tail represented by 3 Pheasant Tail fiber tips or 3 Ostrich herls, legs represented by partridge fibers, a small dubbed head and is usually weighted.

Variations:
Poxyback Emerger Callibaetis	Materials: Hook:TMC 200R #16-18 Thread: Lt Olive 6/0 Abdomen: Light Tan Antron Dubbing Thorax: Light Tan Antron Dubbing Head: Light Tan Antron Dubbing Shuck: Cream Z-lon Rib: Pearl Flashabou Gills: Gray Marabou Wingcase: Dark Gold Brown Mottled Turkey tail, epoxied Hackle: Grizzly Hackle, clipped on bottom Wing: Amber Z-lon
Poxyback Nymph Callibaetis	Materials: Hook:TMC 200R #14-18 Thread: Lt Olive 6/0 Abdomen: Light Olive-Tan Antron Dubbing Thorax: Light Olive-Tan Antron Dubbing Head: Light Olive-Tan Antron Dubbing Tail: 3 Gray Ostrich Herls Rib: Pearl Flashabou Gills: Gray Marabou Legs: Mallard Dyed Woodduck Wingcase: Dark Mottled Turkey tail, epoxied
Poxyback Emerger Blue Wing Olive	Materials: Hook:TMC 200R #16-18 Thread: Lt. Olive 6/0 Abdomen: Brown Olive Superfine Thorax: Brown Olive Superfine Back Stripe: Woodduck Mallard Shuck: Olive Brown Z-lon Rib: Pearl Flashabou Gills: Gray Marabou Wingcase: Dark Gold Brown Mottled Turkey tail, epoxied Hackle: Dun Hackle, clipped on bottom Wing: Lt. Olive Z-lon
Poxyback Nymph Blue Wing Olive	Materials: Hook:TMC 200R #18-22 Thread: Olive 6/0 Abdomen: Dark Rusty Olive Antron Dubbing Thorax: Dark Rusty Olive Antron Dubbing Back Stripe: Woodduck Mallard Tail: 3 Dyed Olive Ringneck Tail fibers Rib: Chartruese thread Gills: Olive Marabou Legs: Mallard Dyed Woodduck Wingcase: Dark Mottled Turkey tail, epoxied Head: Dark Rusty Olive Antron Dubbing
Poxyback Nymph Green Drake	Materials: Hook:TMC 200R #10-12 Thread: Olive 6/0 Abdomen: Dark Olive Brown Antron Dubbing Thorax: Dark Olive Brown Antron Dubbing Back Stripe: Dark Mottled Turkey Tail Tail: 3 Grouse fibers Rib: Fine Copper Wire Gills: Dark Olive Aftershaft feather Legs: Dark Grouse Wingcase: Dark Mottled Turkey tail, epoxied Head: Dark Olive Brown Antron Dubbing

Flyfishing the Sierras

Poxyback Nymph & Emerger

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