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Abbey

Wet Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 2 versions

Classic Recipe

  • Hook Standard wet fly, 6-14
  • Thread Black 6/0

Materials

  • Tag Flat gold tinsel (short)
  • Tail Golden pheasant tippet (small bunch)
  • Rib Flat gold tinsel (fine)
  • Body Red floss (tapered)
  • Hackle Brown hen hackle (1)
  • Wing Natural grey mallard flank (1 folded slip)

How to tie it

  1. Wrap a short gold tag at the bend and tie in the tippet tail, half a shank length.
  2. Tie in the gold rib and wrap a smooth, slightly tapered red floss body to the 70% mark.
  3. Rib with 4-5 evenly spaced turns of tinsel.
  4. Wind 2-3 turns of brown hen hackle and sweep it down as a throat.
  5. Fold a natural mallard flank feather and set it as a low wing, tips reaching the tag.
  6. Whip finish a neat black head.

Other versions

1 more in the app: Gregg Dressing (1940).

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