This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Chantry, another wet fly from the Ray Bergman collection in Trout.
I found the Chantry on Plate 2, page 39.
For more information about Ray Bergman’s Trout, check out a previous Throw Back Thursday Fly, the Bostwick.
The Chantry
Body:
Peacock Herl
Tip:
Gold Tinsel
Hackle:
Black
Wing:
Darik Slate
This fly was tied on an older Mustad 3906 hook, size 10.
Enjoy…go fish!
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