Wickhams Fancy

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Wickhams Fancy

RWFF Wickhams Fancy

• Hook: Dry Fly Size 10-18
• Thread: Brown
• Tail: Brown Hackle Tips
• Body: Gold Tinsel
• Rib: Brown Palmered Hackle
• Wing: Grey Mallard
• Hackle: Brown

HISTORY

This traditional old pattern still works today. It was used when the trout are not taking artificial imitations of the natural flies. The gold ribbing acted as an attractor reflecting the sunlight and catching the fish's eye. It was originally a general purpose mayfly up-wing dry fly, designed for the chalk streams of Southern England, but it brought such good results that the color scheme has been used for single and double hooked wet flies as well as Sea trout flies.