Orange Black

Classic Wet Fly
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #4 sproat (blind and snelled)
Thread: Claret silk (or red if head is dark lacquered)
Tag: gold tinsel
Tail: two Golden Pheasant tippet barbs
Body: orange / red-orange floss
Rib: gold tinsel (oval)
Hackle: black, long flexible rooster tied wet style
Wings: black quill slips
Notes:
from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury

