"Standard Flies: 24. The Bee" by Blacker, William

Author Blacker, William
Book The Art of Angling
Book Edition December 8th 1843
Page 30

Material

  • Hook: fff
  • Body: Yello, brown, black
  • Front-hackle: Black-red
  • Wing: Hen pheasant, or partridge wings

Original material

As written in the book:

Hook fff. - Body, Yellow tail, then brown, then black. Legs, Black-red hackle, at the head. Wings, Hen pheasant, or partridge
wings.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Body Yellow      
Brown      
Black      
Hackle - Front Feather
Black-red
Black      
Wing Pheasant - Hen
Latin: Phasianus colchicus
Feather - Wing
Or partridge wing
Natural

Pattern pictures

By: Håvard Eide - https://flyfisher.org
By: Håvard Eide - https://flyfisher.org