FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Allerton
Tied by Christian Andrews
Allerton recipe
| Hook | #6 sproat |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret |
| Tail | barred wood duck |
| Rib | gold oval tinsel |
| Rib | undersized blue hackle, palmered |
| Body | gold floss |
| Hackle | blue |
| Wings | red quill |
About this fly
from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury Mary thought this fly ought be dressed on a larger hook and categorized with the lake flies even though it was tied smaller and used for brook trout in actual usage.
Tied for: Trout (general)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate M, No. 88. 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.
