Alexandra

Alexandra

Classic Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #6 wet fly

Thread: black

Materials-

tag: silver tinsel under red floss

tail: Peacock swords (or red feather barbs)

rib: silver oval tinsel

body: silver tinsel

underwing: light gray quill

overwing: peacock swords

overwing 2: red quill

collar: black hen hackle

Notes:

tied from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury

More traditionally. or less???, this fly is tied with a shorter red tail and no underwing.

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