FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Black June
Tied by Christian Andrews
Black June recipe
| Hook | #14 dry |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret or red |
| Tag | gold tinsel |
| Body | peacock herl - blue if possible |
| Front Hackle | light dun dry, sized to hook |
| Wings | dark dun or black dry hackle feather tips |
About this fly
from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury Tie the hackle in so the fibers face the hook bend. Tie the wings in over the hackle.
Where the Black June came from
- Described by Charles F. Orvis (comp.), 1885. Earliest dated vault record of the name.Source: Orvis & Cheney, Fishing with the Fly (1885)
- Described by Mary Orvis Marbury, 1892. Explains the name: Imitates a dark caddis appearing in June: 'black' for colour, 'June' for season; good in New England mountain streams.Source: Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate M No.96, p.223
- Originated by unknown. Creator unknown; American-listed pattern.Source: Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate M No.96, p.223
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Orvis & Cheney, Fishing with the Fly (1883), Plate II, No. 3. 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.
