The Butcher
- Hook: Down eyed wet fly sizes 6,8,10.12
- Tail: Red Ibis substitute or scarlet cock hackle fibres
- Body: Flat silver Tinsel
- Rib: Fine round Silver tinsel or wire
- Hackle: Black hen hackle.
- Wing: Slips from the blue wing feathers of a mallard duck
- Head: Black tying silk and clear varnish
- Notes: One of the most famous traditional patterns of all time. Developed over a century ago, this fly has been indispensable for catching brown trout and is held in high esteem when fished for seatrout.
