FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Portland
Tied by Christian Andrews
Portland recipe
| Hook | #6 sproat (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | red silk (see notes) |
| Tag | gold flat tinsel |
| Tail | teal flank slip |
| Rib | gold flat tinsel |
| Body | red floss |
| Hackle | red: long, flexible rooster saddle tied wet style |
| Wings | teal flank, rollled |
About this fly
Portland: a classic wet trout fly from Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury The Orvis company used red silk and lacquered the head dark. The alternative is to use claret silk and clear lacquer.
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate S, No. 187. 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.
