Partridge and Orange

Partridge and Orange
Partridge and Orange
Artificial fly
Type	Wet fly, soft hackle
Imitates	Emerging caddis or mayfly
History
Creator	Unknown, described by T.E. Pritt (1895)
Created	19th century
Other names	Spiders
Materials
Typical sizes	12–18
Typical hooks	TMC 206BL, Daiichi 1130, Mustad C49S
Thread	Persall's Gossamer Silk, 6/0–8/0 nylon, Orange
Tail	None
Body	Thread
Ribbing	Fine gold wire (optional)
Hackle	English or Hungarian partridge neck
Thorax	Tan rabbit fur
Uses
Primary use	Trout, grayling
Other uses	Panfish
Reference(s)
Pattern references	Trout Flies-The Tier's Reference (1999), Hughes

The Partridge and Orange is an artificial fly commonly categorized as a wet fly or soft hackle and is fished under the water surface. The fly is a very well known fly with its roots set firmly in English angling history. It is an impressionistic pattern fished successfully during caddis hatches and spinner falls.^[1] The Partridge and Orange is traditionally a trout and grayling pattern but may be used for other aquatic insect feeding species.

Origin

Soft-hackled flies as they are known today and in particular The Partridge and Orange originated in the north country of England and were first described by Joseph Wells in his 1842 publication THE CONTEMPLATIVE ANGLER. Later, T. E. Pritt's Yorkshire Trout Flies (1895) publication built upon Wells' earlier work and contained many of Wells' listed patterns, and were probably from the same source.^{[citation needed]}

No. 32. ORANGE PARTRIDGE. Hook 1. WINGS. Hackled as in No. 31. BODY. Orange silk. These are practically the same flies, and are very excellent killers. I prefer the dressing of No. 32 myself, although one will kill as well as the other, and the angler may look upon one of them as indispensable on his cast from April to September, on warm days. It is the Turkey Brown of Ronalds, and the Spiral Brown Drake of Theakston.^[2]

Sylvester Nemes in The Soft-hackled Fly popularized this style of artificial fly in the early 1980s while giving credit to Pritt and many others for the evolution of this genera of pattern which had also been known as spiders.^[1]

Imitates

The Partridge and Orange resembles emerging caddis pupa, diving adult caddis or sunken may fly spinners^[3]

Pattern

Hook: 12 – 18 medium/light wet fly or caddis pupa
Thread: Orange 6/0 or 8/0
Body: Formed with tying thread
Rib: Fine gold wire (optional)
Hackle: Mottled brown partridge

Variations and sizes

The Partridge and Orange is typically tied on standard wet fly and nymph hooks unweighted but may be tied on short caddis pupa hooks. Some tiers tie a bead head version. The gold ribbing may be omitted or replaced with a thread ribbing. There are similar versions of this fly known as the Partridge and Yellow and the Partridge and Green. Many tiers include a small section of fur dubbing for a thorax. Soft-hackle nymphs based on the Partridge and Orange design are tied with a wide variety of quill, feather and dubbed bodies.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

Images of soft-hackle nymphs

Brown trout with soft-hackle fly
Typical partridge feather used for soft-hackle flies
Partridge and Olive, Olive Goose Quill fiber body
Partridge and Pheasant, Pheasant Tail fiber body
Partridge and Yellow, Yellow silk body
Starling and Purple, Purple silk body, Starling hackle

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hughes, Dave (1999). Trout Flies–The Tier's Reference. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8117-1601-7.
^ Pritt, Thomas E. (1895). Yorkshire Trout Flies. Leeds, UK: Goodall and Suddick. p. 32.
^ Schwiebert, Ernest (1973). Nymphs-A Complete Guide to Naturals and Imitations. New York: Winchester Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-87691-074-6.

External links

[hughes123-1] Hughes, Dave (1999). Trout Flies–The Tier's Reference. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8117-1601-7.

[2] Pritt, Thomas E. (1895). Yorkshire Trout Flies. Leeds, UK: Goodall and Suddick. p. 32.

[3] Schwiebert, Ernest (1973). Nymphs-A Complete Guide to Naturals and Imitations. New York: Winchester Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-87691-074-6.

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