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In My Feelings Drake
In My Feelings Drake is a simple Cheech drake dry fly made entirely from synthetic materials, with a name that nods to the rapper. A strip of olive foam bound into segments gives it a high floating body, with a black yarn tail behind it. A dark dun poly wing and a UV orange indicator stay easy to see, and olive grizzly legs add a little movement. Fish it on the surface during drake hatches. Tied here on a size 10 hook.
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Materials
Firehole Sticks 618 Foam & Nymph hook, size 10
10
Wapsi Super Fine Dry Fly Dubbing, olive
Olive
How to Tie the In My Feelings Drake
- 1
Step 1
Clamp the hook in the vise, start the thread and wrap back to the bend.
- 2
Step 2
Tie in a piece of black Sparkle Emerger Yarn at the bend for a tail and trim the tag.
- 3
Step 3
Dub a thin olive body along the rear of the shank, then bring the thread back to the tail.
- 4
Step 4
Tie a strip of 2mm olive foam on top at the bend, with a short end extending past the bend and the long end pointing forward past the eye.
- 5
Step 5
Work the thread forward over the foam with spaced wraps to form segments, stopping at the thorax. Keep the long end of the foam free.
- 6
Step 6
Tie a bunch of dark dun EP Trigger Point fibers on top at the thorax for the wing, angled up and back.
- 7
Step 7
Tie a smaller bunch of UV orange fibers on top just ahead of the wing as an indicator.
- 8
Step 8
Bring the long end of the foam forward, bind it down behind the eye and trim it to leave a short block over the eye.
- 9
Step 9
Tie a strand of Grizzly Micro Legs along each side at the thorax.
- 10
Step 10
Dub a thorax over the leg wraps, between the wing and the foam block.
- 11
Step 11
Whip finish behind the foam block and cut the thread. Trim the wing, indicator, legs and tail to length.
Watch Tying Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U_oGHAJqLI
Credit: Cheech / Fly Fish Food