FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Neversink
Tied by Christian Andrews
Neversink recipe
| Hook | #6 sproat (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret silk (or red if the head is dark lacquered) |
| Tail | three black barbs |
| Tag | gold flat tinsel |
| Body | yellow floss |
| Hackle | ginger, long flexible rooster tied wet style |
| Wings | Mallard flank, rolled |
About this fly
This recipe is culled from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury The fly is named for the Neversink River, NY, where it was developed and originally fished.
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate S, No. 180. 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.
