Sunday, March 13, 2022

Betty

Betty

Dry Fly Trude Style Wing

Hook - Mustad 94840, Size 6-12 

Thread - Black

Tail - Red hackle fibers, or red duck quill segments

Body - First 1/3 peacock, second 1/3 Red Floss, third 1/3 peacock 

Wing - White calf tail, tied trude, extended beyond the bend of the hook. 

Hackle - Brown

Created by the late Bill Nault, from Marquette, Michigan, back in the mid to late 1960s. He modified this pattern from the original Betty McNall which was originally created in Denver, Colorado. This fly is also called the Coachman Betty.


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