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Professor

Wet Fly · Trout · Intermediate · 2 versions

Classic Recipe

• Hook Standard wet fly, 10-14
• Thread Yellow 8/0

Materials

• Tail Red ibis (sub: red hackle fibers) (short)
• Body Yellow floss (smooth)
• Rib Gold tinsel (spiral)
• Hackle Brown hen (2 turns)
• Wing Mallard flank (tent)

How to tie it

1. Mount hook, tie in red tail
2. Wrap yellow floss body
3. Spiral gold tinsel
4. Add hackle and wing
5. Whip finish

Other versions

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

Tying videos

• Professor — Savage Flies (YouTube)

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