FLY
Dry Fly, Wet Fly
Cranefly (H.R. Cutcliffe style)
Tied by Brent Jones
Cranefly (H.R. Cutcliffe style) recipe
| Hook | Lightning Strike Nymph/Hopper NH7 size 12 |
|---|---|
| Thread | UTC 70 denier Rusty Brown |
| Rib | UTC French Tinsel Small Oval, Gold |
| Abdomen | 50/50 blend of Red Fox & Lighter Hares Mask |
| Legs | Pheasant Tail (knotted) |
| Wings | Cock Neck, Brown |
| Thorax | 50/50 blend of Red Fox & Darker Hares Mask |
| Hackle | Saddle Hackle, Ginger |
| Head | Thread |
About this fly
Note: The hackle starts at the front of the wings with 1 full turn and openly spirals up the thorax finishing with 1 full turn. The hackle is then curved using a 90 degree hard object like the edge of a pair of scissors. Start with the rear hackle and the edge of the object at the bottom. Using your fingers or thumb press the hackle into the edge and pull up. Do this all the way around the hackle finishing at the front behind the head.
What the Cranefly (H.R. Cutcliffe style) imitates
- Crane Fly (nymph)
- Cranefly adult (adult)
Tied for: Trout (general)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate A, No. 15. 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.
