Classic Wet Fly
Hod
Tied by Christian Andrews
Hod recipe
| Hook | #6 sproat (blind with “gut” leader) |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret silk, or red thread if the head is dark lacquered |
| Tag | gold oval tinsel |
| Rib | gold oval tinsel |
| Body | green floss |
| Hackle | brown, soft webby rooster |
| Wings | wild turkey quill slips |
About this fly
from and using the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.











