Partridge and Yellow
Description
Partridge and Yellow is a sparse soft-hackle wet fly for pale mayflies, small caddis, and drowned emergers. Fish it swung just under the surface or lifted through riffles in spring and summer. This dressing uses the classic spider structure: a slim yellow silk body and one turn of mottled partridge.
Materials
- hackle: Hungarian Partridge Hackle
- hook: Standard Wet Fly Hook
- thread/body: Yellow Silk Thread
Tying Instructions
- 1.
Secure the wet fly hook in the vise with the shank level.
- 2.
Start the yellow silk one eye length behind the hook eye.
- 3.
Wrap the silk rearward in touching turns to a point above the hook barb.
- 4.
Wrap the silk forward in smooth touching turns to build a slim yellow body.
- 5.
Stop the silk two eye lengths behind the hook eye.
- 6.
Select a small Hungarian partridge feather with fibers about one hook gap long.
- 7.
Strip the fluff from the base and tie in the feather by the tip with the dull side facing you.
- 8.
Take one sparse turn of partridge hackle and stroke the fibers rearward as you wrap.
- 9.
Tie off the hackle stem and trim the waste.
- 10.
Build a small neat head with the yellow silk.
- 11.
Whip finish and apply head cement.