FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Cheney
Tied by Christian Andrews
Cheney recipe
| Hook | #6 sproat straight eye |
|---|---|
| Thread | green |
| Tail | woodduck barred flank |
| Rib | black thread, spiraled on abdomen only |
| Abdomen | white floss |
| Thorax | red floss |
| Wings | Juncle Cock wing feathers ( or similar ) |
| Hackle | yellow soft rooster / cock saddle |
About this fly
from Favorite Flies and Their Hisoties (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate X, No. 241. 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.
