*Type of Fly

Wet

*Name of Fly:

The Newspaper

*Etymology:
(Why you named the fly with its name)

Name comes from the fact that the fly is black, white and red (read) all over.

*Date Invented

February 2008

Hook:

Size 12 Wet Fly hook

Thread:

Black (e.g. Uni-Thread 8/0 Black)

Weighting:

None

Tail:

Few fibres from a Lady Amherst Pheasant tippet feather.

Body:

White Floss.

Rib:

Fine red wire (e.g. Uni Soft Wire size #33 Small)

Thorax:

N/A

Legs:

N/A

Wings:

Black and white goose wing feather fibres, married to produce a single wing and then a pair of these wings are tied in wet style wing.

Hackle:

Throat hackle of a few scarlet macaw tail fibres.

Special Tying Instructions:

Make sure you marry the wing fibres very well before tying it in, try not to use too much spit (the fly tyers universal glue) as this can damage the feather and prevent it marrying properly.  Also get the best quality goose feathers you can – if the tips are damaged, even slightly, the wings will split at the ends (as these have done in this example).

Fishing Instructions:

DON’T BOTHER!  This is only for admiring and practicing the art of married wings on!

Interesting Facts:

You can cheat by using a feather-weld glue but this does make the wings shiny & plastic looking and easy to spot you have cheated.