FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Black Palmer Hackle
Tied by Christian Andrews
Black Palmer Hackle recipe
| Hook | #4 - 12 straight shank (originally blind) |
|---|---|
| Thread | black |
| Body | black floss |
| Hackle | black, palmered on front 1/3 |
About this fly
using the recipe and photo in The Founding Flies by Mike Valla
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Herbert ("Frank Forester"), Fish and Fishing of the United States, Supplement Plate of Flies, Plate F, No. 5. 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.
