FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Lady Martha
Tied by Christian Andrews
Lady Martha recipe
| Hook | #6 sproat (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret silk (red if the head is dark lacquered) |
| Tag | flat gold tinsel |
| Tail | red quill slips |
| Body | Peacock herl |
| Hackle | black rooster saddle tied wet fly style |
| Wings | white quill slips |
About this fly
Lady Martha: a trout fly featured 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. 172. 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.
