FLY
Classic Wet Fly, Wet Fly
Iron Blue Dun
Tied by Brent Jones
Iron Blue Dun recipe
| Hook | Mustad S82-3906B size 16 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Semperfli Classic Waxed 8/0, Red |
| Tag | Thread |
| Tail | 3-6 grey/blue/brown partridge |
| Body | Silver Fox Underfur |
| Hackle | grey/blue/brown partridge |
| Wing | Slips of starling quill (dark as possible) or moore hen |
| Head | Thread |
About this fly
A variation from Peter O’Reilly’s book Flies from Ireland this pattern is considered most useful in late spring. (Baetis Pumilus)
What the Iron Blue Dun imitates
- Iron Blue Dun (spinner) 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.
