Classic Wet Fly
Alice
Tied by Christian Andrews
Alice recipe
| Hook | #10 - 14 |
|---|---|
| Thread | brown |
| Tail | 3 turkey biot |
| Tag | gold tinsel |
| Body | peacock herl |
| Front Hackle | soft brown hen |
| Wing | turkey tail |
About this fly
from the trout flies in Favorite Flies and Their Histories - 1892 by Mary Orvis Marbury illustrated by Charles Orvis
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate M, No. 86. 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.











