Tied in a Tweed Style with split Starling wings. Found this age old pattern in Roger Fogg's book The Art of the Wet Fly.

Nice tying Ray!!!!


Tom

This fly the Cinnamon No.55 from T.E Pritts North Country Flies calls for Hackle from a Brown owls wing and a body dubbed with water rat both unobtainable today. I usually use pine squirrel as a sub for water rat and that is fine. The silk is Pearsalls yellow and the hook is a Alec Jackson North Cou...

[Perhaps a mountain quail ? Lots of smoky dun feathers suitable for all sizes of soft hackles!

Tom

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Hook. Gaelic Supreme Syl Nemes Soft Hackle size 13.
Silk. Pearsalls Claret.
Body claret silk.
Hackle. Jackdaw throat.

Great present happy holidays!

Tom

Nice work Ken realy nice.

Tom

Happy Holidays and a very happy Christmas Eve to all. This fly the Candy Cane reminded me of Christmss Eve at my Grandmothers house when I was small. She always had ribbon candy cane treats in a green carnival glass bowl on the table . My favorite as a young child. In Actuality this fly is the Parma...

Was reading Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream by G. E. M. Skues. He states that the range of wet fly patterns is not extensive and lists 7 dressings that serve all practical purposes. Now I know how much time I have wasted on this subject over the years. This pattern is #3 the Blue Dun. I used a Dai...

From Trout by Ray Bergman the Mascot.

Hook. Mustad 3906B size 12
Tag. Yellow silk.
Tail. Mallard Quill red.
Body. Peacock.
Hackle. Black (European coot)
Wing. Slate mallard.
Head. Black

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