FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Parker
Tied by Christian Andrews
Parker recipe
| Hook | #6 sproat (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | red silk (or claret if head is not dark lacquered) |
| Tag | gold |
| Tail | Guinea saddle barbs |
| Body | red floss |
| Rib | gold |
| Hackle | brown, long flexible rooter saddle tied wet style |
| Wing | Guine spoons |
About this fly
Parker: a classic trout wet fly 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 T, No. 191. 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.
