FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Morrison
Tied by Christian Andrews
Morrison recipe
| Hook | #8 sproat or as desired (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret silk (red if the head is dark lacquered) |
| Tag | gold flat tinsel |
| Tail | thin black quill slips |
| Rib | fine black wire |
| Body | red floss |
| Hackle | black hen |
| Wings | black quill slips |
About this fly
Morrison: 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 S, No. 177. 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.
