About the Red Quill Trout Fly

This particular Red Quill as created by Art Flick in 1933, is used to suggest the male dun mayfly ephemerella Subvaria. Following the Quill Gordon in season, this patter fishes well as a dry fly fishing gets into full swing and continues to serve at other times as a good search pattern. It differs from the Hendricksons in hackle feather stem usd for the body.

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Creator of this trout fly: Art Flick

Tier of this trout fly: Dave Brandt

Country of origin for this trout fly: America - Catskill

This trout fly is designed to be fished on Rivers & Streams

Dressings

• Hook : Dry fly, size 12 - 16
• Thread : Yellow
• Tail : Dun hackle barbs
• Body stripped quill from Rhode Island Rooster (Lacquered)
• Wing : lemon flank fron wood duck (imitation dyed mallard)
• Hackle : Dun