FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Grayling Fly
Tied by Christian Andrews
Grayling Fly recipe
| Hook | #8 sproat |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret |
| Rib | gold: oval tinsel or wire |
| Body | claret or rusty brown dubbing |
| Hackle | soft brown rooster |
| Wing | rolled brown mallard |
About this fly
from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histores (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury
Tied for: Grayling
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate P, No. 142. 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.
