FLY
Classic Wet Fly, Wet Fly
Kingsmill (variant)
Tied by Brent Jones
Kingsmill (variant) recipe
| Hook | Sprite Heavy Match Wet S1175 size 12 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Semperfli 8/0 Classic Waxed, Black |
| Tag | Uni-Floss Dark Blue |
| Tail | Golden Pheasant Crest |
| Rib | UTC French Tinsel Small, Oval Silver |
| Body | Wapsi Ostrich Mini Plume, Natural Gray |
| Hackle | Black Cock Hackle (stiff) |
| Wing | Black Section of a Turkey Tail (left and right sides) cut to shape |
| Overwing | Golden Pheasant Crest |
| Cheeks | Jungle Cock Eyes |
| Head | Thread |
About this fly
As described in Peter O’Reills’s book flies of Ireland the name suggests the fly was originally tied by T.C. Kingsmill Moore. It’s described as an excellent fly for brown trout, sea trout and low water fishing for salmon.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
