Lawrie's Nymphs

[Donald Nicolson]

Whilst (how's that for an archaism ) going through my Skues Nymph information, I have been looking through W. H. Lawrie information I have on his important but under-rated book,"The Rough Stream Nymph". I made this .pdf some years ago and although he admitted his debt to Skues for his basic nymph pattern, he had his own theory about surface and sub-surface duns i.e. 'emergers'. Anyway, I made as I said I made this a wee while ago.
It has some of my own versions of Lawrie's nymphs, simplified and closer to the Skues' originals. Anyone interested give me a PD with your e-mail address.

[Stendalen]

Hi

Yes the Lawrie book is really nice, I managed to get a copy last year.

As always I am interested in your pdf:s

Martin

[cicvara]

You have my e-mail. Thank you.

Rasevic

[Donald Nicolson]

I am a great admirer of Lawrie's books, not just "The Rough Stream Nymph". His earlier book "Border River Angling" was a good precursor to the "Rough Stream Nymph".
I also have most of his other books, "The All-Fur Fly" and his excellent books on English, Welsh, Scottish and International trout flies. The "International Trout Flies" has the best recipe list of Italian Alpine (reverse hackled a la Tenkara style) flies ever, over forty patterns.
The English, Welsh and Scottish books are a great source of information on British Fly history.
They are available on AbeBooks and other on-line booksellers at very reasonable prices.
Well, that's enough of a plug for Lawrie.

[tie2fish]

That is a wonderful fly, Donald.

[Kelly L.]

Donald, I'd love to have this file too. I love the fly in the photo!

[Stendalen]

I am a great admirer of Lawrie's books, not just "The Rough Stream Nymph". His earlier book "Border River Angling" was a good precursor to the "Rough Stream Nymph".
I also have most of his other books, "The All-Fur Fly" and his excellent books on English, Welsh, Scottish and International trout flies. The "International Trout Flies" has the best recipe list of Italian Alpine (reverse hackled a la Tenkara style) flies ever, over forty patterns.
The English, Welsh and Scottish books are a great source of information on British Fly history.
They are available on AbeBooks and other on-line booksellers at very reasonable prices.
Well, that's enough of a plug for Lawrie.

Did not know he was so productive.

M

[wsbailey]

I noticed that several of the rough stream nymphs are tied with "blue cat". The BWO nymph following the one with cow hair in Skues' book is tied with blue Persian cat fur dyed in picric acid. In his recipe for the Black Drake Nymph, Polly Rosborough wrote "If your wife has a pale Maltese cat you have a constant source of supply(of dubbing). Of course, both your wife and the cat will hate you, but everyone knows we fly tyers must have grist for our mill. All cat fur makes very fine nymphs". Bill

[Mataura mayfly]

I noticed that several of the rough stream nymphs are tied with "blue cat". The BWO nymph following the one with cow hair in Skues' book is tied with blue Persian cat fur dyed in picric acid. In his recipe for the Black Drake Nymph, Polly Rosborough wrote "If your wife has a pale Maltese cat you have a constant source of supply(of dubbing). Of course, both your wife and the cat will hate you, but everyone knows we fly tyers must have grist for our mill. All cat fur makes very fine nymphs". Bill

Any cat lovers...... block your ears (eyes).
I have actually been contracted before to hunt and exterminate feral cats that were endangering small native bird, mammal and amphibian/reptile life here. They make great dubbing, but even better zonker strips.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

So, Jeff, your saying you spent time as a cat culler? My other Mate from NZ used to call me a cow cocky culler, being Lakota (Sioux) and all.