My Dark Quill Dun

here is my trusty dark olive dun pattern for the start of the season.

You can use any dry fly/emerger hook sizes 14-18 to tie this pattern.
Starting at the eye, using a 8/0 light dun thread, put down a layer of thread down the shank untill you are in line with the point of the hook.

Take a small bunch of light dun cock hackle fibres and tie them on. Bring the thread back to the eye catching the fibres in. Cut the remaining fibres off. This creates a nice tapered body.

Take a peacock quill that has been dyed either dark olive or green. Strip off the fibres using either a rubber or the back of your scissors. Be careful here as the fibre is very fragile. Tie in at the tail and wind on the quill with touching turns or leave a small gap between turns shown here. Tie off and cut off excess.

Take three to four CDC feathers and lay them on top of each other to line them up. Tie in tips forwards using pinch and loop turns. Add some dubbing on top of thread loops and add one or two turns behind the eye to make the CDC stand up slightly. Trim excess off leaving a little or no CDC showing. I prefer some showing as it creates a abdomen to the fly. Whip finish and your done.