Wet Fly Recipes!
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Alder

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 14
 - Thread - black
 - Tag - flat gold fine tinsel
 - Body - peacock herl
 - hackle - black hen or soft rooster
 - Wings - mottled turkey wing quill
 
Alexandra

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - small slip of red duck quill
 - Body - flat silver tinsel
 - Wings - peacock sword fibers with this strips of red duck quill on each side
 - Hackle - black hen hackle or soft rooster
 
Black Gnat

- Hook - standard wet fly sizes 10 - 14
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - black hackle fibers
 - Body - black rabbit dubbing
 - Wings - grey duck quills
 - Hackle - black hen or soft black rooster hackle
 
Comments - The Black Gnat was originally tied using red hackle fibers for a tail. Some tradionalists still tie the pattern that way, most do not today.
Black Quill

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - black hackle fibers
 - Body -stripped peacock quill
 - Hackle - black hen or soft rooster
 - Wings - grey duck quills
 
Blue Dun

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - grey
 - Tail - med dun hackle fibers
 - Body - dubbed muskrat belly
 - Wings - grey duck quills
 - Hackle - grey hen neck hackle
 
Blue Quill

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - med dun hackle fibers
 - Rib - fine gold wire
 - Body - stripped peacock herl
 - Wings - grey duck quills
 - Hackle - grey hen neck hackle or soft rooster hackle
 
Blue Wing Olive

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 14- 18
 - Thread - olive
 - Tail - dark dun hackle fibers
 - Body - medium olive rabbit dubbing
 - Hackle - dark dun hen or soft rooster
 - Wings - grey duck quills
 
Brown Hackle

- Hook - standard wet fly sizes 6 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - red hackle fibers or wool or floss short
 - Body - peacock herl
 - Hackle - brown hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
 
Coachman

- Hook - standard wet fly sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tag - fine flat gold tinsel
 - Body - peacock herl
 - Wings - White duck quill
 - Hackle - brown hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
 
Comments - The Leadwing Coachman is tied the same except grey duck quills are substittued for the white duck quills.
Cowdung

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tag - fine flat gold tinsel
 - Body - dark olive floss
 - Hackle - brown hen or soft rooster
 - Wings - cinnamon turkey wing quill
 
Dark Hendrickson

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - lemon woodduck fibers
 - Body - muskrat fur
 - Wings - lemon woodduck or grey duck quills
 - Hackle - medium dun hen or soft rooster hackle
 
Cahill

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - yellow
 - Tail - lemon woodduck or white hackle fibers
 - Body - cream dubbing (rabbit or synthetic)
 - Hackle - dark ginger hen or soft rooster
 - Wings - lemon woodduck
 
Ginger Quill

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - grey
 - Tail - light ginger hackle fibers
 - Body - stripped peacock quill
 - Hackle - light ginger hen or soft rooster
 - Wings - grey duck quills
 
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 6 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - brown hackle fibers, partridge or hen
 - Rib - flat gold tinsel
 - Body - hare's ear fur picked out at throat
 - Wings - brown duck quills, grouse (shown) or turkey
 - Collar - Partridge or grouse
 
Grizzly King

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 14
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - slip of red duck quill
 - Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
 - Body - bright green floss
 - Wings - grey mallard flanks
 - Hackle - grizzly hen hackle or soft rooster
 
Leadwing Coachman

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 6 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tip - fine flat gold tinsel
 - Body - peacock herl
 - Hackle - brown hen or soft rooster
 - Wings - grey duck quills
 
Light Cahill

- Hook - standard wet fly hook sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread -cream or pale yellow
 - Tail - light ginger hackle fibers
 - Body - hare's ear dubbing
 - Wings - lemon woodduck sides
 - Thorax - ginger hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
 
Comments - A classic companion to the Light Cahill Dry fly and like its dry cousin, a real trout getter.
Light Hendrickson

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 12 - 16
 - Thread - grey
 - Tail - lemon woodduck fibers
 - Body - red fox (sandy underfur, aka fawn fox)
 - Hackle - medium bronze dun hen or soft rooster
 - Wings - lemon woodduck
 
March Brown - American

- Hook - standard wet fly hook sizes 10 - 14
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - dark ginger hackle fibers
 - Body - grayish tan rabbit dubbing
 - Rib - yellow thread
 - Wings - mottled turkey
 - Thorax - dark ginger hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
 
McGinty

- Hook - wet fly hook 2X sizes 6 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - l\teal flank fibers and red hackle fibers mixed
 - Body - black and yellow wool yarn alternating
 - Wings - blue mallard quills
 - Thorax - dark brown hen or soft rooster hackle
 
Pale Evening Dun

- Hook - standard wet fly hook sizes 14 - 18
 - Thread - pale yellow
 - Tail - light dun hackle fibers
 - Body - pale yellow rabbit dubbing
 - Wings - light grey duck quill
 - Thorax - pale dun hen hackle or saft rooster hackle
 
Parmachene Belle

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - red and white hackle fibers mixed
 - Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
 - Body - yellow floss
 - Wings - layers of duck quills-white, red, white
 - Hackle - red and white hen hackle mixed
 
Pink Lady

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - gray
 - Tail - gold pheasant tippet fibers
 - Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
 - Body - pink floss
 - Wings - gray duck quills
 - Hackle - light ginger hen or soft rooster
 
Professor

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - red hackle fibers
 - Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
 - Body - yellow floss
 - Wings - grey mallard flanks
 - Hackle - lbrown hen hackle or soft rooster
 
Quill Gordon

- Hook - standard wet fly 10 - 14
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - lemon woodduck fibers
 - Body - stripped peacock quill (lacquered)
 - rib - fine gold wire
 - Wings - lemon woodduck
 - Hackle - medium blue dun hen or soft rooster
 
Comments - Like the case of the dry fly if the wire is wrapped in the direction opposite which the quill is wrapped, it will provide for a stronger tied fly.
Scarlet Ibis

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 12 - 16
 - Thread - red
 - Tail - red hackle fibers
 - Rib - fine flat gold tinsel
 - Body - red floss
 - Wings - red duck quills
 - Hackle - red hen hackle
 
White Miller

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Thread - white
 - Rib - fine flat silver tinsel
 - Body - white floss
 - Wings - whiteduck quills
 - Hackle - white hen hackle or soft rooster hackle
 
Wickham's Fancy

- Hook - standard wet fly - e.g., Mustad 3906 sizes 10 - 16
 - Rib - fine gold wire
 - Body - flat gold tinsel
 - Hackle- light ginger palmered over body
 - Wings - grey duck quills
 
Woolly Worm

- Hook - 4X nymph hook - sizes 2 - 12
 - Thread - black
 - Tail - red hackle fibers
 - Rib - fine silver wire
 - Body - black Chenille
 - Hackle - grizzly palmered over the entire body.
 
Comments - Brown , olive and grey woolly worms are tied the same except the chenille color is changed as appropriate.






