Carmen
Classic Wet Fly
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #6 sproat
Thread: black
Materials-
tail: golden pheasant crest under red quill
rib: red rooster / cock hackle, trimmed and palmered
body: squirrel hair, dubbed
hackle: black rooster / cock, pulled down
wings: Mallard: white tipped, black, secondary flight feather slips
Notes:
example tied from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury and the a photo of the fly Mary tied for her book
ingredients are best guesses as there is no recipe in the book
