FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Bluebottle
Tied by Christian Andrews
Bluebottle recipe
| Hook | #14 standard |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret or dark red |
| Rib | gold oval tinsel |
| Body | blue dubbing - mix in some glitter dubbing |
| Wings | black or dark hackle tips |
| Front Hackle | black or dark |
About this fly
from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury use soft hackle for a wet fly and dry hackle for a dry fly
What the Bluebottle imitates
- Blowfly
- Blue Bottle Calliphora vomitoria
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Walker, Old Flies in New Dresses (1898), Plate II, No. 2. 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.
