About the Oak Fly Trout Fly

Excellent early season dry fly, often igorned or fogotten by the dry fly fisherman but not by the trout who are allured by this pattern although the natural is rarely seen on the water.

Expert Tip:

"you may make the Oak Flie with an orange, tawny, and black ground; and the brown of a mallard's feather for wings". Izaak Walton 'The Compleat Angler'. 1653

Creator of this trout fly: 16th.Century

Tier of this trout fly: Mandy Shelvey

Country of origin for this trout fly: England

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

Dressings

• Hook : 12 - 14
• Thread : Orange
• Tail : Two red cock fibres
• Body : Orange floss tying silk
• Hackle : Coch-y-bondhu
• Wings : Woodcock