Fin Fly

Fin Fly

Classic Wet Fly, Winged Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #8 sproat

Thread: Claret

Abdomen: gold tinsel

Tail: brown hackle barbs

Body: light red floss

Hackle: coch-y-bondhu or Badger

Wings: white quill (duck, goose, turkey)

Notes:

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

recipe also available in Flies by J. Edson Leonard