Grouse Hackle

Emerger

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #16 (14 – 18) wet fly

Thread: black silk

Materials-

tag: black silk thread

rib: black silk thread

body: red: wool, yarn, dubbing

front hackle: grouse (or brown partrigde)

Notes:

This fly is from the illustration by Charles Orvis in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury

In the attached video, tied on #16 wet hook, but could be tied on a dry fly hook as well

Tie in thread leaving a tag long enough to use as the rib
Create a slender red body: red yarn or dubbing (was mostly like tied by Mary with red wool)
Wrap the thread tag around the hook at the bend behind the body to create a back tag; then spiral wrap the thread over the body as rib; tie off and clip extra
Tie in a grouse soft hackle feather an eye length behind the eye (a brown partridge feather was used in attached video); wrap the hackle; tie off, clip stem
Wrap the head, whip finish, head cement.