FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Jewell
Tied by Christian Andrews
Jewell recipe
| Hook | #6 sproat (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret silk (red if the head is dark lacquered) |
| Tag | gold (oval tinsel) |
| Rib | gold (oval tinsel) |
| Body | orange dubbing |
| Hackle | brown (long rooster saddle) |
| Wings | dark gray quill slips |
About this fly
Jewell: a wet trout fly pattern from 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. 168. 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.
