FLY
March Brown (classic variant)
March Brown (classic variant) recipe
| Hook | Kona Universal Dry Fly size 14 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Griffin Sheer 14/0, Orange |
| Tail | 2 barbs (herl) from a partridge wing |
| Rib | UTC 70 denier, Watery Olive |
| Abdomen | Thread |
| Legs | A grey brown partridge hackle |
| Wings | Partridge Quill Slips |
| Head | Thread |
About this fly
No. 8a. March Brown. Ephemeridæ. Hook 2 or 3. Wings.—From a quill feather from a Partridge’s tail, greyish in tone, the top side of the feather as the under side of the wing. Body.—Orange silk, No. 6a, dubbed with sandy fur taken from near the base of a Hare’s ear and ribbed with yellow silk, No. 4. Tail.—Two strands from a Partridge’s tail, same feather as the one used for the wings. Legs.—Greyish brown feather from a Partridge’s back. Head.—Orange silk. April and often May.
What the March Brown (classic variant) imitates
- Mayfly nymph (nymph)
Tied for: Arctic Char, Brown Trout, Grayling, Rainbow Trout, Trout (general)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate S, No. 174. 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.
