FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Pale Evening Dun
Tied by Christian Andrews
Pale Evening Dun recipe
| Hook | #10 sproat (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret silk (or red is if the head is dark lacquered) |
| Tail | Mallard flank |
| Rib | silver oval tinsel |
| Body | yellow dubbing or floss |
| Hackle | ginger, long flexible rooster tied wet style |
| Wings | gray mallard quill slips |
About this fly
Pale Evening Dun: a classic wet fly from Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury
What the Pale Evening Dun imitates
- Mayfly dun (adult dry) (dun)
Where the Pale Evening Dun came from
- Described by Alfred Ronalds, 1836. Earliest vault record: natural (genus Cloeon) figured with dressing of yellow martin's fur and dyed starling wing.Source: Ronalds, The Fly-Fisher's Entomology (2nd ed. 1839; orig. 1836), No.32 Flies for July, p.95
- Described by Mary Orvis Marbury, 1892. Calls it an old English pattern; notes American tiers dress it differently from Ronalds' dun-hackle version.Source: Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate S No.185
- Originated by unknown, England. Traditional; named for the pale natural dun of summer evenings. No individual maker recorded.Source: Ronalds, The Fly-Fisher's Entomology (2nd ed. 1839; orig. 1836), No.32 Flies for July, p.95
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate S, No. 185. 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.
