FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Cahill
Tied by Christian Andrews
Cahill recipe
| Hook | #6 straight shank, straight eye |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret |
| Tag | gold tinsel |
| Tail | Golden pheasant tippet |
| Rib | small gold tinsel |
| Body | orange floss |
| Hackle | green saddle |
| Wings | whole Golden Pheasant tippet feathers |
About this fly
from Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury
What the Cahill imitates
- Mayfly dun (adult dry)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate O, No. 121. 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.
