Brown Caughlan - from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury
Andy's Flies Andy's Flies
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 Published On Sep 6, 2024

Hook: #12
Thread: red
Tag: gold
Tail: three dark feather fibers (pheasant tail), split
Body: red floss
Hackle: brown hen (dryish)
Wing: duck quill

Andy’s Bobbins: http://bobbins.lumpofclay.net/

Head cement recipe:
Goop
Xylene (epoxy thinnner)

Instructions:
Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene
Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene
Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency

Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid

   • Making Flex Cement for fly tying  

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