FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Lady Sue
Tied by Christian Andrews
Lady Sue recipe
| Hook | #6 sproat (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret silk |
| Tag | gold |
| Rib | gold oval tinsel |
| Tail | white quill slips |
| Body | red floss |
| Hackle | white, long, thin rooster, tied wet |
| Wings | black quill slips |
About this fly
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. 173. 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.
