FLY
Wet Fly
Abbey
Tied by Christian Andrews
Abbey recipe
| Hook | #4 - 14 wet |
|---|---|
| Thread | brown |
| Tail | three Golden Pheasant tippets |
| Tag | gold tinsel |
| Rib | fine gold wire |
| Body | red floss |
| Hackle | brown hen |
| Wing | Mallard side flank |
About this fly
form Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury illustrated by Charles Orvis
Where the Abbey came from
- Originated by Charles Abbey, New York City. Marbury: in America the Abbey is credited to, and named after, Mr. Charles Abbey of Abbey & Imbrie, New York tackle dealers (the American attribution; Marbury also reports the English-origin claim).Source: Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), p.221
- Originated by unknown (old English pattern), England. Counter-claim: an old English pattern named after a building, not a person, earlier known as the 'Jew fly'.Source: Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), p.221
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Orvis & Cheney, Fishing with the Fly (1883), Plate III, No. 8. The photo above is a later tie, not the original.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
