About the Kingfisher Butcher Trout Fly
This is a variant of the Bloody Butcher fly created in the 1830s by Moon & Dewhurst.
It has proved to be successful on still waters for many years.
Expert Tip:
Angling's problems are never solved. They rise anew with each new pool and each new day.
Lee Wulff. 'The Handbook of Freshwater Fishing'. 1939.
Creator of this trout fly: Moon & Jewhurst
Tier of this trout fly: Mandy Shelvey
Country of origin for this trout fly: England
This trout fly is designed to be fished on Dams & Reservoirs, Rivers & Streams, Still Water
Pattern Dressings
- Hook : 8-14.
- Thread : Black.
- Tail : Blue cock.
- Body : Flat silver tinsel.
- Rib : Oval silver tinsel.
- Wing : Blue mallard, crow wing or magpie tail feather.
- Hackle : Blood red cock.
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