| 
Gordon Quill
Fly Materials
| Wing | Wood Duck Breast Feather; divided and upright. |
| Tail | Dun Hackle fibers. |
| Body | Stripped peacock quill. I prefer to select quills from an eye that has a darker tone as I feel that they better represent the true body color of this particular bug. The quill can be counter-wrapped with fine gold wire but I prefer to reinforce with cem |
| Hackle | Pair of Natural Blue Dun hackles. |
Tying Instructions
| Instructions |
Notes: What a simply beautiful fly! Notice that I employ George Harvey’s method of wrapping the hackle so that the concave (i.e. "dull") side is forward. I agree with his thesis that the fly rides on a more stable frame this way—and that the hackles are less likely to lay to the rear after being mouthed by a few fish. |
Stripped peacock quill. I prefer to select quills from an eye that has a darker tone as I feel that they better represent the true body color of this particular bug. The quill can be counter-wrapped with fine gold wire but I prefer to reinforce with cem