General Hooker

Classic Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #6 straight eye

Thread: claret

Body Parts: abdomen, rib, body, hackle, wings

Materials: flat gold tinsel, green, yellow floss, light brown webby rooster, slate quill

Notes:

from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury

attributed to Sara J. McBride

named for a Civil War general and / or a play on words

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