Invicta (Variant)

Written by Ed Gallop Hits: 410

Tying Instructions

Instructions

The
original Invicta wet fly was created by James Ogden during the late 1800's in
England and it continues to be
a favorite for many lake and river trout anglers in various parts of the world.

It
was tied with a Golden Pheasant crest tail curling upward toward the wing tip of
a hen pheasant center tail. It had a gold ribbed body of yellow seal's
fur, brown palmered hackle, and a touch of Blue Jay at the head.

Another
British tier, Dave Collyer, developed a sedge (caddis) nymph version and called
it "Invicta Sedge Pupa." It had no tail or wing and a body of
yellow wool.

This fly is
tied with a tail of yellow hackle fibers and a beard of dyed blue Guinea. Try fishing it
shallow and slow for a nice hatching caddis imitation.