Flick's Red Quill

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RECIPE
Hook: Standard Dry Fly -sized per above
Thread: 6/0 Olive
Wing: Wood duck flank fibers - upright and split
Tail: Medium dun hackle fibers
Body: Stripped dark brown hackle stems - coat with head cement for strength and to draw out color.
Hackle: Medium dun

A Catskill Classic - Flick's Red Quill​

If you are a trout fisherman, you are probably familiar with this wonderful Catskill style dry fly that Art Flick created several decades ago to imitate the male Hendrickson - Ephemerella subvaria - that hatches in mid April to early May. In sizes #12 and 14, it does the job very well. In smaller sizes, #16-18, it is an effective imitation for the Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns and other small, rusty-brown colored mayflies. You can also use them in sizes #10-12 for the Slate Drake/Isonychia. The bottom line; the Red Quill is one of those dry flies that everyone should have in their box.