Ginger Quill Dry Fly - Full length Fly Tying Video Tutorial

Welcome to another installment of my Throwback Thursday series. The Ginger Quill is a fly that needs no introduction. It is a classic dry fly that has been around for longer than any of us has been alive. The roots of this fly trace back to Alfred Ronald’s 1836 book: “The Fly-Fishers Entomology Ray Bergman, in his book “Trout”, wrote: “Of course every trout fly fisherman must know the Ginger Quill”. In addition to being in “Trout”, it is in most of the fly pattern books that I own. This is a pattern that has stood the test of time. Despite the pattern having a short material list, setting Duck Quill Wing slips can prove difficult and frustrating for many fly tyers. I hope that this video helps to take some of that frustration out of tying this, or any other pattern, with Duck Quill Wings. The Ginger Quill, similar to the Cahill Quill and Light Cahill, can match a variety of mayflies. I have fished the Cahill Quill during PMD hatches with great success, but there are many other mayflies that this fly can represent. Recipe – Hook: Dry fly Hook, sz. 12 – 18., I used and ‪@UmpquaFeatherMerchants‬ U001 hook in a sz. 16 here Thread: ‪@FullingMill‬ Pro Thread Flat, 70D, Wood Duck Wing: Natural Duck Quill slips Tail: Light Ginger Hackle barbules Body: Stripped Peacock Quill (I used ‪@FullingMill‬ Stripped Quills in Natural here) Hackle: Light Ginger Helpful Tools: The Midas Bobbin from ‪@tiesflies‬ has really nice weight to it for helping to set the wings