The Partridge and orange wet fly is a classic pattern. Orange thread and partridge hackle, that's it. So simple, so overlooked. I've never used one, but I took the idea of such a simple pattern and improvised some flies with my low stock of available materials and tied some of these for my family's upcoming trip to Michigan.
The top one is as simple as it gets. Black thread for the body, copper wire for the rib, a big gold bead for a head, and a red neck hackle feather on a size 14 dry hook. I used the dry hooks because that's all I have in that size. How much of a difference can it make? For the one pictured on the bottom, I found three strands of pheasant tail fibers laying in my lap. I used them for the tail, and wrapped around the hook for the thorax. Slightly more complicated than the original Partridge and Orange of the 1800s, but still pretty simple.
I don't tie enough wet flies, in fact, I don't think I've ever really fished with a wet pattern before.
For more information and interesting history on the Partridge and Orange click here.
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