FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Great Dun
Tied by Christian Andrews
Great Dun recipe
| Hook | #10 sproat |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret |
| Tag | flat gold tinsel |
| Tail | light dun hackle barbs - long |
| Body | brown dubbing - traditionally bear |
| Hackle | black soft rooster |
| Wings | dark mallard quill slips |
About this fly
from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury
What the Great Dun imitates
- Mayfly dun (adult dry) (dun)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate P, No. 141. 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.
