Alexandra Fly

Alexandra

A traditional wet fly pattern with an enticing, flashy appearance, designed to imitate small baitfish.

How it's tied

The Alexandra fly is tied on a wet fly or a streamer hook, utilizing materials that create a lively and eye-catching profile in the water. The body is typically formed using silver tinsel, flat or oval, wrapped around the hook shank to achieve a slender shape. The tail is crafted from a few strands of red ibis or red hackle fibers, providing a vivid contrast and adding to the fly's overall attraction.

The wing of the Alexandra fly is made from paired sections of peacock herl or sword fibers, which are tied in along the hook shank with the natural curve facing outward, creating a wide, fish-like silhouette. A throat hackle, usually formed from red hackle fibers or ibis, is tied in under the hook shank, adding further color and movement to the pattern.

The head of the fly is formed by wrapping the tying thread and finishing it with a whip finish or a half hitch, creating a small, neat head that secures all the materials in place.

What it mimics

The Alexandra fly is designed to imitate small baitfish. Not one in particular, so within imitating these baitfish patterns it's a generic pattern. Look for the colors of the baitfish around though, the better the match the better the catch...

Where it's used

The Alexandra fly can be used in all water types, but it's primarily used in freshwater. It's used to target the 'smaller' predatory fish like brown trout, rainbow trout and bass.

Fly tying video for the Alexandra

Fish you can can fly fish for with the Alexandra

Arctic Char

Asp

Atlantic Salmon

Brown Trout

Perch

Rainbow Trout

Sea Trout

Share the link to this fly

Save this fly in your favorites

Other flies

Adams

Ant

Biscuit Pattern

Black Gnat

Bloodworm

Blue Damsel

Blue Winged Olive

Brassie

Bread fly

Bumblebee

Bunny Leech

Butcher

Buzzer

Caddis Fly

Captain Crunch

Carnage Attractor

CDC

Chernobyl Ant

Clod Hopper

Clouser Minnow

Copper John

Crab Pattern

Crackleback

Czech Nymph

Daddy Long Legs

Damsel Nymph

Diawl Bach

Elk Hair Caddis

EP Streamer

Foam Beetle

Frog Popper

Glo Bug

Grannom Emerger

Grasshopper

Grey Wulf

Griffith's Gnat

Hare's Ear Nymph

Humpy

Humungus

Inch Worm

Invicta

Klinkhammer

Lady Bug

Lefty's Deceiver

Maggot

Magnus

March Brown

May Fly

Mickey Finn

Montana Nymph

Muddler Minnow

Palomino Midge

Parachute Adams

Peeping Caddis

Pheasant Tail Nymph

Prince Nymph

Red Tag

Rock Worm

Royal Coachman

RS2

Salmon Egg

San Juan Worm

Sand Eel

Sculpin

Sedge

Sedge Goddard

Shrimp Pattern

Shuttercock

Sparkle Dun

Sparkle Pupa

Spider Pattern

Squirminator

Stimulator

Stoat's Tail

Stone Fly

Woolly Bugger

X-Caddis

Zebra Midge

Zonker

Is your favorite fly not listed? Let us know.

Discover fly fishing around the world

New info about fish, locations and countries
Upskill with tips and tricks
Save your favorite species, flies, locations and more

FlyFish Circle is run by fly fishing enthusiasts and is completely free!

Join now