Pritts Brown Owl (Original Dressing)

Pritts Brown Owl (Original Dressing)

North Country Spiders

Tied By Jonathan Antunez

Hook: Vintage Sprite Hook Size 12

Thread: Pearsalls Orange Silk

Materials-

hackle: Reddish feather of a Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco)

body: Pearsalls Orange Silk

head: Peacock Herl

Notes:

This fly goes by many names and has been tied by many authors. Pritts is not unique, but it is a staple of North Country Spiders. 

Its important to mention that you should be using tying wax to wax the silk on this fly. A light colored wax is preferrable. The key to this fly is to start with the herl head so that no silk is showing. Tie back to where the owl feather will be tied in stem first and wrapped back until the tie off point. Clip this close, and now proceed to go with tight touching turns of silk to a point between the hook point and the barb (if you have one, if not imagine where that would normally be) then come back in tight touching turns back up to just short of the hackle tie in point. Begin your whip finish. Up the the hackle base. Cut the thread free. If using wax, you can be sure your fly will be secure. It not, use alittle water based head cement.