FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Cow Dung
Tied by Christian Andrews
Cow Dung recipe
| Hook | #8 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Brown |
| Body | gold brown dubbing or teased out floss |
| Hackle | gold brown or straw rooster cape |
| Wings | brown quill |
About this fly
from Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury This is an old pattern that is quite well known and often tied. The example here is tied strictly from the illustration in the Mary’s book and from the actual fly Mary tied for her book (on display at the Springfield, MO, branch of the Fly Fishing Museum). Consequently, the ingredients are best guesses even though recipes are elsewhere available.
What the Cow Dung imitates
- Yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate O, No. 122. 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.
