FLY
Dry Fly
Bloody Butcher
Tied by Christian Andrews
Bloody Butcher recipe
| Hook | dry fly #10-16 |
|---|---|
| Thread | black |
| Body Hackle | black dry fly sized to hook |
| Body | red floss |
About this fly
The Bloody Butcher is a dry fly attractor that imitates a caterpillar. Lay down a base of black thread.Tie in the hackle by the butt end at the hook bend, dull side out, shiny side toward the hookWrap the thread forwardTie in a length of red floss; thread wrap to hook bend Wrap thread back up to behind eyeTouching wrap the body with the floss; tie off; clip extraReverse palmer (the hackle fibers should point toward the eye) the hackle in a spiral wrap over the body to behind the eye; tie off; clip extraWrap a thread head; whip finish; head cement.
What the Bloody Butcher imitates
- Inchworm / caterpillar
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
