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Partridge and Orange

How do you tie a Partridge and Orange?

Partridge and Orange is a wet fly pattern for Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout. Find its 5 materials and 10 tying steps below.

Difficulty
1 of 5
Target species
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
Pattern designer
Traditional (North Country Spider, pre-1800s)

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At the vise

Materials

  • Wet Fly Hook, TMC 3761 or Dai-Riki 060, sizes 12-16
  • Thread (8/0), Orange
  • Body: Orange Silk Floss or Thread
  • Hackle: Hungarian Partridge Feather, Brown
  • Head Cement

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Tying instructions

  1. Secure the hook in the vise. Start orange thread behind the eye.

  2. Wrap thread rearward to the bend of the hook.

  3. If using silk floss, tie in at the bend. If using thread as the body, skip the floss.

  4. Wrap the orange silk or thread forward in smooth, touching turns to the 1/4 point behind the eye. Tie off if using floss.

  5. Select a Hungarian partridge feather with fibers slightly longer than the hook gap.

  6. Strip the fibers from one side of the stem (or fold the feather).

  7. Tie in the partridge feather by the tip just ahead of the body.

  8. Wrap the feather 1.5 to 2 turns maximum. The hackle should be sparse.

  9. Tie off the feather and trim the excess stem.

  10. Build a small thread head. Whip finish and apply head cement.

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