King of the Water

Classic Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #6 sproat (blind and snelled)

Thread: claret silk (or red silk if the head is lacquered with old dark lacquer)

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

Materials: silver wire or fine tinsel, silver wire or fine tinsel, red floss, brown or red brown soft long, mallard flank

Notes:

This is the “pre-tail” version from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury.

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