Traditional wet fly
Butcher
Trout · Sea troutSubsurface
Red tail, blue wing, ribbed body — one of the oldest and most dependable wet flies in the box. Not to be confused with the Bloody Butcher, which runs a red body and a different character entirely. The Butcher has been catching trout and sea trout since the mid-nineteenth century without any particular drama about it.
Naturals it imitates
general attractor
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: low
Size by condition
| default range | 10–12 |
| loch | 10–12 |
| river | 12–14 |
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