Simple Wet-fly Attractior

Classic Wet Fly

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: standard wet in desired size (#12 – 20?)

Thread: black

Materials-

tail: fibers from a hackle feather

body: Peacock herl

front hackle: Soft hackle to match tail

Notes:

From The Basic Manual of Fly -Tying by Fling and Puterbaugh

It’s a wet fly; use an appropriate standard hook (# 12 – 20)
Tie in the thread an eye or so behind the eye
Tie in a clump of fibers from a wet fly hackle feather for the tail wrapping from tie-in point to hook bend; tail is length of hook shank; clip butt ends
Take tread to tie-in point
Tie in two Peacock herl wrapping to the tail
Create a herl rope (make a dubbing loop and twist the herl into the loop) – or alternatively leave the tag end of the tie in thread and use it to counter wrap over the herl body
Touching wrap the herl to the tie in point; tie off and clip herl
Tie in the soft wet fly hackle an eye length behind the hook eye; wrap a sparse front hackle; tie off and clip
Wrap a thread head; whip finish; head cement.