FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Poor Man’s Fly
Tied by Christian Andrews
Poor Man’s Fly recipe
| Hook | #6 sprout (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | red silk (or claret if head is dark lacquered) |
| Tag | gold |
| Body | orange dubbing |
| Hackle | brown or ginger, rooster saddle tide wet style |
| Wings | mottled wing quill (turkey, Barred Rock) |
About this fly
The Poor Man’s Fly: a classic wet fly from Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury Hook: #6 sproat (blind and snelled)Thread: red silk (or claret if head is not dark lacquered)Tag: goldBody: orange dubbingHackle: brown or ginger rooster saddle tied wet styleWings: mottled or striped wing quill (turkey / Barred Rock)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate T, No. 194. 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.
