No photograph
dry
Monster Dry
- Sizes
- #10
- Imitates
- mayfly dun · PMD · caddis · yellow sally
- Origin
- Devin Olsen (adapted from Pablo of Spanish National Team)
A hare's-ear-dubbed mayfly dry with a CDC V-wing, Pearl Sulky rib, and Glo Brite wing divider. Sparse silhouette, perfect air-resistance balance — designed for the toughest risers.
Recipe
This is one dressing. Tie it in other colors to match the hatch in front of you.
Workbench
Variants
Swipe to see In box and Add
| Size | Bead | Body | In box | Add to box |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 | — | — | — | — |
At the vise
Tying notes are not on file for this pattern.
Tying video
No tying video on file.
Fishing now on
Rivers whose hatch chart names this pattern this month. Names and sizes only.
Not named on this month's hatch charts.
On the water
Build the V-wing carefully — one CDC feather split, not two. The split is what gives the right pitch and balance.
History
In 2019 Devin Olsen and Lance Egan hosted their friend Pablo from the Spanish National Fly Fishing Team in Utah. Pablo kept saying the fish were 'always Monster' — which Devin and Lance initially took as reference to his dry fly. The nickname stuck. The Monster Dry is Devin's version of the Spanish-style split-CDC V-wing mayfly. The V-wing has specific properties of air resistance, weight distribution, and wing profile that trout seem to love. The fly doesn't specifically imitate any insect, but it has moved fish during PMD hatches, caddis emergences, and yellow-sally sessions on heavily-pressured rivers. As a searching dry, it is equally effective.