The Hendrickson
You’ll want to fish the Hendrickson if you live anywhere in the East from the Appalachians to Maine, and as far west as Michigan. Be ready to fish this hatch starting late March in its southern areas, to late May in more northern climates.
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Basic Recipe Card – Dark (Light) Hendrickson
- Hook: standard dry-fly hook, in sizes 12 to 14.
- Thread: 6/0 thickness, in olive or black (tan or light brown)
- Wing: wood duck, preferably the flank feather
- Tail: rooster hackle fibers, dark (light) dun color
- Abdomen: dark (light) dun color dubbing
- Hackle: same dark (light) dun color as body and tail
The nice thing about this pattern is, that you can emulate many other mayfly emergers, just by changing up the colors and hook size appropriately.
Here’s a picture of the Light Hendrickson so you have an image of that in addition to the dark:
How To Tie It
This time we decided to show a variation, the parachute Hendrickson, nice video by Reel Life with Chris Walklet:
If You Prefer To Buy It
Here’s an option for an economical pack of these for you, including all life stages and several variations on the Hendrickson this box will serve you well:
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