While going thru my stock boxes I found 18 #12 Jack Gartside Sparrow's that I tied about 35-40 years ago! I have use something similar for Green Drakes and in the Fall & Winter for spay style fishing, just drifting the fly quarter downstream and thru the drift and at the end giving it a bit of a small wiggle or short strips- it works. The pattern uses one of the easiest materials to get , Pheasant cock back feathers (well we used to get them), a tail of pheasant shaft feathers, body of cream fur with a silver wire ribbing followed by a iridescent green/purple back feather larger than normal tied in wet fly style followed with a few turns of an after shaft plume at the head, easy to do. I have also done them in all black, these are good for the Winter. I use about 7 turns of .025" lead wire at the 1/3 portion of the shank. Give them a try during the Green Drake but give them some added action to mimic the fast rising nymph to dun hatching of the Drake.
Speaking of tying we better get our early season boxes front and center, don't delay this year because it looks as if everything might be early or at least on time.
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