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March Brown

Tail:       three long pheasant tail fibers
Body:       rough dubbing of rabbit with guard hairs mixed
            with beaver
Ribbing:    dark brown cotton thread fairly thick
Wings:      lemon wood duck tied down wing over the body
Throat:     dark brown partridge fibers
Hook:       #12 to 16

Note: this is the dressing of Ernest G. Schwiebert, Jr, which
I found the most effective of all the patterns. From his
book, "Matching the Hatch".