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Fieldfare Bloah
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Fieldfare Bloah
The wing on this fly calls for fieldfare rump.I substituted mountain quail rump because of its lovely brownish dun color.The legs are golden plover.The fly is tied on a size 16 Daiichi hook no.1480.
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Re: Fieldfare Bloah
Can you tell us about this fly? Is this a Tummel style pattern? How did you tye in the wing?
Lovely wee wet. It reminds me very much of our friend Donald Nicholson’s flies.
Lovely wee wet. It reminds me very much of our friend Donald Nicholson’s flies.
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Re: Fieldfare Bloah
And I can't imagine fieldfare (a close relative of the American robin) to be legal game anywhere.
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Re: Fieldfare Bloah
The fly is a North Country pattern taken from T.E. Pritt's book North Country Flies plate no.1 fly no.6.
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Re: Fieldfare Bloah
The link to an article about the Black Magic fly given by Harry; the author lists another fly called the July Dun. I found it interesting that the author mentioned California quail as a fieldfare substitute. While different, the feather was close enough for the author who used an actual fieldfare feather for his fly.
Re: Fieldfare Bloah
Here's the TE Pritt dressing for reference:
6. FIELDFARE BLOA.
HOOK – No. 1
WINGS – From the bloa feather on a Fieldfare's rump, or failing that from the Tern,
Bluetail or Jay.
BODY – Yellow silk.
LEGS – From a feather of the Golden Plover.
6. FIELDFARE BLOA.
HOOK – No. 1
WINGS – From the bloa feather on a Fieldfare's rump, or failing that from the Tern,
Bluetail or Jay.
BODY – Yellow silk.
LEGS – From a feather of the Golden Plover.