FLY
Classic Wet Fly
August Dun
Tied by Christian Andrews
August Dun recipe
| Hook | #10 - 16 dry |
|---|---|
| Thread | brown |
| Tail | a few light dun hackle fibers |
| Rib | gold oval tinsel |
| Body | brown or claret floss |
| Wing | small, brown hen hackle tips |
| Hackle | honey dry fly |
About this fly
a trout fly from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury illustrated by Charles Orvis
What the August Dun imitates
- Autumn Dun (dun) Ecdyonurus dispar
- Mayfly dun (adult dry) (dun)
- Mayfly spinner (spinner)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate M, No. 87. 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.
