FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Hofland’s Fancy
Tied by Christian Andrews
Hofland’s Fancy recipe
| Hook | #10 sproat |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret (or lacqued red silk) |
| Tail | three brown hackle barbs |
| Body | smooth red dubbing |
| Hackle | brown webby rooster |
| Abdomen | wild turkey tail tip slips |
About this fly
T. C Hofland’s favorite fly first published in the British Anglers’ Guide in 1839 Tied here from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury published in 1892
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate Q, No. 152. 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.
