FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Jenny Lind
Tied by Christian Andrews
Jenny Lind recipe
| Hook | #4 sproat (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret silk (or red if head is dark lacquered) |
| Tail | blue slips |
| Rib | gold oval tinsel |
| Body | yellow floss |
| Hackle | red |
| Wings | blue quill slips |
About this fly
from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate R, No. 162. 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.
