FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Iron Blue Dun
Tied by Christian Andrews
Iron Blue Dun recipe
| Hook | #8 sproat (blind and knelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret silk (or red silk with dark lacquered head) |
| Tag | gold |
| Abdomen | dark dun barbs |
| Body | gray dubbing |
| Hackle | light blue dun soft rooster |
| Wings | dark dun quill slips |
About this fly
from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury
What the Iron Blue Dun imitates
- Iron Blue Dun (dun) Alainites muticus
- Mayfly dun (adult dry) (dun)
- Scarce Iron Blue (dun) Nigrobaetis digitatus
- Southern Iron Blue (dun) Nigrobaetis niger
Where the Iron Blue Dun came from
- Described by Alfred Ronalds, 1836. Natural figured with dressing; its spinner is the Jenny Spinner.Source: Ronalds, The Fly-Fisher's Entomology (2nd ed. 1839; orig. 1836), No.16 Flies for April, p.71
- Described by John Turton, 1836. Listed in the same year as Ronalds' first edition.Source: Turton, The Angler's Manual (1836), List No.35 'Iron Blue'
- Originated by unknown, England. Traditional imitation of the small dark Baetid dun; no maker recorded.Source: Ronalds, The Fly-Fisher's Entomology (2nd ed. 1839; orig. 1836), No.16, p.71
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
