FLY
Spiders
Yellow Partridge
Tied by Christian Andrews
Yellow Partridge recipe
| Hook | #14 fine wire |
|---|---|
| Thread | yellow silk |
| Body | yellow silk |
| Hackle | partridge |
About this fly
Pritt’s No. 28
What the Yellow Partridge imitates
- Stonefly adult
Where the Yellow Partridge came from
- Described by T.E. Pritt, 1885, Yorkshire, England. Also Grey Gnat. Light partridge back hackle, yellow silk body.Source: Pritt, Yorkshire Trout Flies (1885; archive.org yorkshiretroutfl00pritrich; same list in 2nd ed. North-Country Flies, 1886), No.28, Plate 6
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Pritt, North-Country Flies (1886), Plate 6, No. 28. 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.
