Henryville Special
Hook:
standard dry fly sizes 12 - 20
Thread:
olive
Body:
light olive fur or floss
Rib:
grizzly hackle palmered over body-barbs slightly smaller than hook gap
Wings:
wood duck flank under with mallard quill slips tied tent style
Hackle:
dark ginger
Head:
brown thread wraps
The Henryville fly was created by Hiram Brobst and was christened on the Henryville section of Pennsylvania's Broadhead Creek. The Henryville is a superior adult caddis imitation and has been around for many years. One of the classic dry flies, it is excellent for skittering, or you can clip the hackle on the bottom so that it will stay upright and float lower in the film