FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Carleton
Tied by Christian Andrews
Carleton recipe
| Hook | #6, #8, #10 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Brown |
| Tag | gold |
| Tail | three mallard or teal flank separated |
| Body | gray wool |
| Front Hackle | brown hen |
| Wings | brown/gray mottled quill or tail |
About this fly
from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury ingredients are guesses as tied from the actual fly and the illustration in the book
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate O, No. 118. 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.
