FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Lowry
Tied by Christian Andrews
Lowry recipe
| Hook | #6 sproat (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret silk |
| Tag | yellow silk |
| Body | Peacock herl |
| Hackle | brown, long thin saddle |
| Wings | Pheasant tail quill slips |
About this fly
Lowry: a 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. 169. 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.
