FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Bright Fox
Tied by Christian Andrews
Bright Fox recipe
| Hook | as desired for a lacewing |
|---|---|
| Thread | red |
| Tag | gold |
| Tail | two dark fibers (feather, deer, moose, other) |
| Body | yellow fox (or any other yellow dubbing, wool, or floss) |
| Wings | dark hackle tips |
| Throat | yellow fuzz (good question … see illustration from Mary Orvis Marbury) |
| Head | red thread |
About this fly
Some liberties have been taken in the attached video. Mary Orvis Marbury says the fly was originally tied with fox fur dubbing but that substitutions were often made. Floss was used in the video. There is no recipe in Mary’s book, so guesses had to be made about all the other ingredients as well.
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate N, No. 104. 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.
