Neversink

Classic Wet Fly, Winged Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #6 sproat (blind and snelled)

Thread: claret silk (or red if the head is dark lacquered)

Tail: three black barbs

Tag: gold flat tinsel

Body: yellow floss

Hackle: ginger, long flexible rooster tied wet style

Wings: Mallard flank, rolled

Notes:

This recipe is culled from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury

The fly is named for the Neversink River, NY, where it was developed and originally fished.