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Partridge and Orange
The Partridge and Orange is a traditional soft-hackle wet fly dating back centuries on English rivers. A simple orange silk body with a Hungarian partridge hackle collar creates a pattern that imitates emerging caddis pupae and mayfly nymphs rising through the water column.
Sizes#12 · #14 · #16BodyOrange
Recipe
- HookWet fly hook (Daiichi 1550) · Daiichi
- ThreadOrange tying thread 8/0 or 70 denier · Semperfli
- BodyOrange silk floss · Semperfli
- HackleBrown partridge
Fishing tips
Swing on a tight line across and downstream. The soft hackle pulses and breathes in the current, mimicking an emerging insect struggling toward the surface.