FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Josephine
Tied by Christian Andrews
Josephine recipe
| Hook | #8 sproat (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret silk (or red if head is dark lacquered) |
| Tag | gold |
| Body | Peacock herl |
| Hackle | brown long soft rooster |
| Wings | red quill slips |
About this fly
aka Red Winged Coachman 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. 161. 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.
