Hofland’s Fancy: a trout fly from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Oris Marbury

T. C Hofland’s favorite fly first published in the British Anglers’ Guide in 1839

Tied here from the illustration in Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury published in 1892

Hook: #10 sproat
Thread: claret (or red silk and lacquered head)
Tail: three brown hackle barbs
Body: red dubbing (wool)
Hackle: brown webby rooster
Wings: wild turkey tail tips

Head cement recipe:
Goop
Xylene (epoxy thinnner)

Instructions:
Fill a quart jar half full with Xylene
Squeeze a tube of Goop into the Xylene
Shake until the Goop is dissolved; add Xylene to desired consistency

Apply with a pin or needle dipped in the liquid

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