Allerton
Classic Wet Fly, Winged Wet Fly
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #6 sproat
Thread: claret
Tail: barred wood duck
Rib: gold oval tinsel
Rib: undersized blue hackle, palmered
Body: gold floss
Hackle: blue
Wings: red quill
Notes:
from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury
Mary thought this fly ought be dressed on a larger hook and categorized with the lake flies even though it was tied smaller and used for brook trout in actual usage.
