FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Fin Fly
Tied by Christian Andrews
Fin Fly recipe
| Hook | #8 sproat |
|---|---|
| Thread | Claret |
| Abdomen | gold tinsel |
| Tail | brown hackle barbs |
| Body | light red floss |
| Hackle | coch-y-bondhu or Badger |
| Wings | white quill (duck, goose, turkey) |
About this fly
from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury recipe also available in Flies by J. Edson Leonard
Tied for: Trout (general)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate P, No. 132. 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.
