Joe Gablick Flies

The Victorian
A New Fly Dressed in the Traditional Built Wing Style
By Joe Gablick

Name	The Victorian
Category	Atlantic Salmon
Hook	Pryce-Tannatt rational blind eye. Sz. 2/0
Tag	Oval silver tinsel and lemon yellow floss
Tail	Golden pheasant crest
Tail Veiling	Orange weaver bird and kingfisher
Butt	Black Ostrich Herl
Rib	Large oval silver tinsel
Body	1/4 orange silk floss, 1/4 orange seal with a spot of red, then a spot of blue seal
Hackle	Orange from second turn of tinsel
Throat	Red guinea
Underwing	Golden pheasant tippets with Golden Pheasant tail over
Wing	Orange, red, and blue swan and speckled bustard with bronze mallard roof and Golden pheasant crest topping.
Outer Wing	Black and white tipped mallard, lt. blue turkey, and teal. Reaching to butt
Cheeks	Blue Kingfisher

The Victorian is an original pattern from Joe Gablick.

Joe, who is from Lower Burrell, Pa. has been tying for about 30 years. He conducts a flyfishing school that emphasizes relaxation, casting, and enjoying nature's surroundings. Take a moment to visit his website, The Contented Angler.

You can read about Joe and see many more of his flies by visiting The Flies of Joe Gablick.