Chantrey (or Brown Hen)

Classic Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #10 – 16 wet

Thread: claret

Materials-

tag: gold tinsel

body: Peacock herl

front hackle: brown hen

wings: wild turkey quill or tail

Notes:

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

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