Chantrey (or Brown Hen)

Chantrey (or Brown Hen)

Classic Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #10 – 16 wet

Thread: claret

Body Parts: tag, body, front hackle, wings 

Materials: gold tinsel, Peacock herl, brown hen, 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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