WD40 - Simple and effective nymph fly pattern - McFly Angler Fly Tying Tutorials

The WD40 was originally designed by Mark Engler. Word on the street says that he designed this while working in a fly shop in the west. He made a pattern that was relatively easy to tie, and worked well in small sizes, which was what was needed on these small fly streams. This fly became so popular at his local fly shop, that he could not keep up with the demand of tying it. So the shop quickly turned to others to tie this fly, and instantly the fly became a world wide success, stocked in all fly shops in the United States, and later the world.

So word on the street might not be all that accurate. I have been told since making this video that the real name came from him saying it gave him wet dreams or something to the extent, and that he would catch 40+ fish a day on it. But... Who really knows exactly! Its like the telephone game, things change as time goes on. HAHA

Also this is a variation in a way. I like adding wire ribbing, but the original was tied on a straight hook and without wire. Also, I tie mine with a longer than normal tail, I find I will get more strikes in my river system, but feel free to shorten up the tail if you like.

So this fly originally uses Wood Duck (the W.D. part of the name). However, wood duck is very expensive for a small amount of it. Also I find that the pattern on it is finer, and softer than Mallard Flank. So I use the less expensive and easier to find mallard flank for this fly. Not only is it more readily available and less expensive than wood duck, it also comes in a wider range of colors. For this specific fly I used the one died to look like wood duck, however you can find this in gray, brown, olive, yellow, exc. The list goes on and on. These range of colors allow you to tie this fly in many colors to mimic your local bug species.

So as always I am listing the materials I used on this fly. I am also putting links to www.flyartist.com and a discount code for you to get them at a better price. The discount code is McFlySubs, and you can use it to get a discount at checkout.

Hook: Daiichi 1130 in size 18 - https://www.flyartist.com/collections...
Thread: Veevus 10/0 in brown - https://www.flyartist.com/products/ve...
Tail/wingcase: Wood Duck Gold Mallard Flank - https://www.flyartist.com/products/ma...
Ribbing: Small/Gold Ultra Wire - https://www.flyartist.com/products/wa...
Dubbing: Brown Hareline Rabbit Dubbing - https://www.flyartist.com/products/ha...
Head Cement: Hard as hull - https://www.flyartist.com/products/ha...

Also here is a list of the Tools I used to tie this fly.
Vise: Renzetti Traveler 2000 series - https://amzn.to/2u0vpIA
Bobbin: Standard Rite Bobbin - https://www.flyartist.com/collections...
Scizors: Dr. Slick all purpose 4" scissors - https://www.flyartist.com/collections...
Whip Finisher: Dr. Slick 4" Whip Finisher - https://amzn.to/2zgoOyR



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