FLY
Dry Fly
Queen of the Water
Tied by Brent Jones
Queen of the Water recipe
| Hook | Tiemco 900 BL size 14 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Griffin Sheer 14/0 Orange |
| Wings | Teal Flank |
| Tail | Whiting CDL , Grizzly |
| Rib | Uni-French Extra Small Oval Tinsel, Gold |
| Abdomen | UTC Holographic Tinsel, Orange |
| Body Hackle | Whiting Saddle Bronze Grade, Furnace |
| Front Hackle | Whiting Cape Bronze Grade, Brown |
| Head | Thread |
What the Queen of the Water imitates
- Fancy / attractor (imitates nothing specific)
Where the Queen of the Water came from
- Originated by James Wilson, Scotland. Credited jointly with his brother John; Marbury gives no firm single originator. / States Queen of the Waters originated with zoologist James Wilson.Source: Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), p.351 | The Professor: A Fly History (MidCurrent, Fred Klein)
- Originated by John and James Wilson, Scotland. Says John Wilson and his brother James are both credited with creating the Queen of the Waters.Source: Professor (Don Bastian Wet Flies)
- Originated by John Wilson (Christopher North), Scotland. Credited to both Prof. John Wilson and his brother, naturalist Prof. James Wilson.Source: Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), p.351
- Derived from Professor. Marbury presumes (only if the Professor was first tied without ibis) that the Queen of the Water and the Professor are variations of one original fly that later became distinct patterns.Source: Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), p.351
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 T, No. 195. 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.
