The Usual Dry Fly

Catalogue No: 4298
The Usual
The Usual is a very simple pattern, but don't let it's basic appearance fool you into thinking its a sub-standard fly. This fly is ideal for making full use of water surface tension, making it sit just above the water, tempting anything underneath.

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The Usual is an ancient pattern designed back when tying was limited to locally available materials. Traditionally this pattern was tied using rabbits fur, hence a large availability and a dominant pattern of its time. It still produces great results to this day.

Creator of this trout fly: Francis Betters

Country of origin for this trout fly: New York, USA

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