Bluebottle

Bluebottle

Classic Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #14 standard

Thread: claret or dark red

Materials- rib: gold oval tinsel body: blue dubbing – mix in some glitter dubbing wings: black or dark hackle tips front hackle: black or dark

Notes:

from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury

use soft hackle for a wet fly and dry hackle for a dry fly