Hawthorn Fly

Hawthorn Fly

Classic Wet Fly, Winged Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #6 sproat (blind and snelled)

Thread: black silk

Tag: silver oval tinsel

Rib: silver oval tinsel

Tail: black hackle barbs

Body: black dubbing (wool)

Hackle: black webby rooster

Wings: black quill

Notes:

From the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury