FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Brown Caughlan
Tied by Christian Andrews
Brown Caughlan recipe
| Hook | #10 - 14 standard |
|---|---|
| Thread | red |
| Tag | gold tinsel |
| Tail | three dark feather fibers, split |
| Body | red floss |
| Hackle | brown |
| Wings | duck quill |
About this fly
from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury NOTE: ingredients are guesses to approximate the illustration
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate N, No. 107. 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.
