FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Carmen
Tied by Christian Andrews
Carmen recipe
| Hook | #6 sproat |
|---|---|
| Thread | black |
| Tail | golden pheasant crest under red quill |
| Rib | red rooster / cock hackle, trimmed and palmered |
| Body | squirrel hair, dubbed |
| Hackle | black rooster / cock, pulled down |
| Wings | Mallard: white tipped, black, secondary flight feather slips |
About this fly
example tied from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury and the a photo of the fly Mary tied for her book ingredients are best guesses as there is no recipe in the book
Tied for: Trout (general)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate O, No. 119. 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.
