Egan's Corn Fed Sally 2.0
Lance - November 2025
Yellow Sallies are one of the more delicate species of stoneflies. As such, a dainty CDC pattern is fitting for a Sally imitation. Enter version 2.0 of the Corn-Fed Sally. Sallies often hatch in large numbers, and in my experience accompany more selective rising fish than their larger stonefly cousins. Trout are more likely to blow up on a large Salmonfly or Golden stonefly imitation, but tend to exhibit careful, less aggressive takes when eating yellow Sallies.With that in mind, I set out to create a pattern quite different than a yellow stimulator or typical foam/elk hair style heavily dressed stonefly imitation.
Similar in design to the Corn-Fed Caddis, the Corn-Fed Sally uses CDC for the wings and hackle. If you’ve fished a Corn-Fed Caddis or other CDC pattern, I’m sure you’ve found CDC is as close to “magic” as duck feathers get 😉. Tie a few Corn-Fed Sallies and make the fish on your local waters aware of your presence 💪.
- Hook: TMC 100 Dry Fly Hook - 14 - 25 Pack
- Hook (Alternate): Fulling Mill 1310 - Down Eye Dry Hook - 14
- Thread: SemperFli Nano Silk Ultra Fine 50D 12/0 - Yellow
- Thread (Alternate): Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread - 12/0 Bulk Spool - Fl. Yellow
- Shuck: EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers - UV Orange
- Shuck (Alternate): Para Post Wing Material - Fl. Orange
- Body: Wapsi Super Fine Dry Fly Dubbing - Pale Yellow
- Body (Alternate): Stalcup's Micro Fine Dry Fly Dubbing - Light Cahill
- Wing/Hackle: Fulling Mill CDC Feathers - 1G - Natural Grey
- Wing/Hackle (Alternate): 1 Gram Bulk Pack CDC - Natural Dun
- Wing 2: EP Trigger Point Int'l Fibers - White
- Wing 2 (Alternate): Para Post Wing Material - White
- Thorax: Wapsi Super Fine Dry Fly Dubbing - Pale Yellow
- Thorax (Alternate): Stalcup's Micro Fine Dry Fly Dubbing - Light Cahill
- Tool: Stonfo Elite Rotodubbing Twister
- Tool: Kuchelmeister MultiClamp Tool
- Tool: Renzetti - Standard Bobbin - Ruby Tip
