Poor Man’s Fly
Classic Wet Fly
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #6 sprout (blind and snelled)
Thread: red silk (or claret if head is dark lacquered)
Tag: gold
Body: orange dubbing
Hackle: brown or ginger, rooster saddle tide wet style
Wings: mottled wing quill (turkey, Barred Rock)
Notes:
The Poor Man’s Fly: a classic wet fly from Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury
Hook: #6 sproat (blind and snelled)
Thread: red silk (or claret if head is not dark lacquered)
Tag: gold
Body: orange dubbing
Hackle: brown or ginger rooster saddle tied wet style
Wings: mottled or striped wing quill (turkey / Barred Rock)
