Fly Tying a Bloody Alder - Classic American Soft Hackle Wet Fly Pattern

One of the oldest trout fly patterns in existence, the Alder wet fly is at least as old as Dame Juliana Berners historic book "A Treatyse of Fysshynge Wyth an Angle" published in 1496. This version called the Bloody Alder is similar in profile but with a red tag and head. Hook: #10-20 standard wet fly Thread: Red Rib: Thread Body: Peacock herl Hackle: Dark hen soft hackle Wing: Pheasant tail fibers This fly can be found in The Federation of Fly Fishers, Fly Pattern Encyclopedia: https://amzn.to/34U0rUe Savage Flies is a project with the mission of encouraging and teaching fly tying to as many people as possible. The channel is named after one of my western Maryland homewaters, the Savage River. I've been uploading at least three new videos a week (usually Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday). Thanks for stopping by. Please let me know in the comments if you have any tying tips you would like to share or if you have any patterns you would like to see tied here.