Professor

Professor

Classic Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #6 sproat (blind and snelled)

Thread: red silk (or claret if head is not dark lacquered)

Tail: red slips

Rib: silver oval tinsel

Body: yellow floss (originally silk)

Hackle: brown, long flexible rooster saddle tied wet style

Wings: rolled mallard or teal flank

Notes:

Professor: a classic wet fly from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury