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

17 days ago
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Hook: #6 sproat straight eye
Thread: green
Tail: woodduck barred flank
Rib: black thread spiral wrapped on abdomen only
Abdomen: white floss
Thorax: red floss
Wings: Jungle Cock wing feathers (saddle feathers subbed)
Hackle: yellow soft rooster saddle

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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