FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Ben Bent
Tied by Christian Andrews
Ben Bent recipe
| Hook | #12 fine wire |
|---|---|
| Thread | yellow and red |
| Tag | gold tinsel under yellow thread under read thread |
| Tail | two very small light dun feathers or feather tips |
| Body | light gray wool or fine dubbing |
| Front Hackle | slightly oversized light dun dry |
| Wings | two light dun feather tips |
| Head | red thread |
About this fly
an 1884 Charles Orvis fly tied from the trout fly illustrations in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate M, No. 94. 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.
