Dorset
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:06 am
Dorset
Tail - Furnace hackle tips *
Body - Green floss
Hackle - Light brown furnace
Wing - Teal
Trout - Ray Bergman
Don Bastian Note
* Dr. Burke’s detail-oriented paintings reveal that the tail ingredient of ‘furnace hackle’ on the Dorset in the original written recipe listing (normally fibers) is clearly represented as hackle tips on the painting. See the Adirondack, where the tail recipe actually specifies hackle tips, even though Dr. Burke’s painting of that fly shows a tail of hackle fibers. The hackle tip tail adds a unique element and character to both the Adirondack and the Dorset.