
Orange Ibis Wet Fly, size #6 Dressed on Mustad vintage 3399 #6 wet fly hook. (By vintage I mean before the new Signature Series Mustad Hooks.
The Orange Ibis was inspired after the famous wet fly of the 1800’s, the Scarlet Ibis. I tied this one in June of 2010. It is an all orange wet fly, with gold tag & rib. The recipe is as follows:
Orange Ibis
Hook: Standard wet fly hook
Thread: Danville white 6/0 for body, black for head
Tag: Flat gold tinsel
Tail: Orange Duck quill sections, matched
Rib: Flat gold tinsel
Body: Danville #12 burnt orange floss
Hackle: Orange schlappen or other soft hackle fibers
Wing: Orange duck quill sections
Head: Black