FLY
Hoskins
Hoskins recipe
| Hook | #8 blind sproat with gut leader |
|---|---|
| Thread | silk, claret or red with dark lacquered head |
| Tail | Golden Pheasant crest |
| Body | yellow floss |
| Hackle | dun |
| Wings | hyaline and mottled |
About this fly
From the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury The faux gut used here is waxed silk thread doubled, folded, twisted with a hackle spinner, and folded again so it twists against itself. Old lacquer darkened the thread when applied on the head. Claret thread is used here as contemporary head cements dry clear. Hyaline is not an ingredient by a quality and the term used by Mary in her book. It means clear or translucent. Pheasant wing feather slips were used in this example.
Where the Hoskins came from
- Named for Hoskins (western New York angler), western New York. Named after a successful angler living in western New York; first name not given.Source: Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), p.303
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate Q, No. 156. 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.
