FLY
Dry Fly
Black Angel
Tied by Christian Andrews
Black Angel recipe
| Hook | #12 - 16 fine wire (dry) |
|---|---|
| Thread | black |
| Wing | black hackle barbs |
| Tail | black hackle barbs |
| Body | black floss or fine black dubbing |
| Hackle | black dry sized to hook |
About this fly
a Ray Bergman fly according to the recipe in The Founding Flies by Mike Valla Note: hook marks: behind eye is 100%, at beginning of bend is 0% tie in thread at 80% marktie in wing barbs length of shank with tips over the eye at the 80% mark, lift wing tips and tie under to stand them up straight, wrap thread back to bendtie in tail barbs length of shanktie in and wrap black floss from bend to wing (or dubb a fine black body up to wing)size and tie in a black dry fly hackle behind eye to behind wing, hackle wrap behind and in front of wing, tie in, tie off, clip extrawrap thread head, whip finish, clip thread, head cement
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
