FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Dorset
Tied by Christian Andrews
Dorset recipe
| Hook | #12 - 14 sproat |
|---|---|
| Thread | brown |
| Tag | flat gold tinsel |
| Tail | brown hackle barbs |
| Body | olive floss |
| Hackle | brown hen |
| Wing | light brown quill slips: mallard, pheasant, etc |
About this fly
a trout fly from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury
Tied for: Trout (general)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate O, No. 128. 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.
