Carmen from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury

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Hook: #6 sproat
Thread: black
Tail: Golden pheasant crest and red quill
Rib: red rooster hackle trimmed short
Body: squirrel
Hackle: back rooster
Wings: white tip, black Mallard secondary flight feather slips

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

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