Here is the fly pattern sheet for Art Flick’s Red Quill.

Flick's Red Quill | www.johnkreft.com

Materials

Hook:

Daiichi 1100 or 1180, #12 – 16

Thread:

Danville 6/0, olive (I’ve used orange thread for the head as a customer requested)

Wing:

Wood Duck

Tail:

Medium dun hackle

Body:

Stripped hackle from Road Island Red rooster (I’ve used hackle from Charlie Collins Hackle Farm)

Hackle:

Medium dun hackle

For a brief history of the fly, click HERE.

Here is a link to my RiverKeeper Flies YouTube channel where I demonstrate how to tie the fly.

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