Pattern question

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Pattern question

Post by bearbutt » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:05 pm

Is anyone familiar with this pattern?

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They came out of a A&F Wheatley swing leaf box--with flies from the 1930s -1950s or so. I'm stumped on this one. Any thoughts?

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Re: Pattern question

Post by letumgo » Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:57 pm

I’ve tried searching Terry Hellekson, Ray Bergman, Helen Shaw, and Mary Orvis Marbury books, but no luck so far. Will keep searching.

Distinctive features:
Orange floss body (perhaps silk or buttonhole twist)
White floss center band
White or cream hackle
Primrose silk tying thread
Buttonhole thread
White hackle tail

Fun puzzle Joe.
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Re: Pattern question

Post by bearbutt » Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:31 am

Thanks, Ray. All of the flies in the box were very well tied--these were in the same row as the mystery flies:

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I'm thinking UK-something--but we will see.

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Re: Pattern question

Post by Mike62 » Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:56 pm

It took a second or two, but I finally noticed just how long the tails are on those flies. I love a good mystery...
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Re: Pattern question

Post by Niveker » Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:32 am

Lil' Dorothy immediately jumps to my mind, save for the 'hot spot' and tail.

There is a small mayfly nymph I sometime find in my home river with a distinct white band in the center, but otherwise a tan or dark brown.
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Re: Pattern question

Post by bearbutt » Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:54 am

Thanks, Kevin--yeah, those Dorotheas! LOL.

I always find lots of Frankenflies and quirky stuff in old boxes--but these stopped me in my tracks because they were well tied, consistently tied, and the other flies in the box were likewise very well done--so there was something deliberate about them, which made me think somebody knew what they were doing. And I'm curious to know what the hell it is.
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Re: Pattern question

Post by chugbug » Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:30 am

Looks like a creamsicle!... The trademark on the creamsicle dates back to 1937. Maybe a tyer who really, really liked them?

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Re: Pattern question

Post by DOUGSDEN » Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:37 am

Joe,
Do you have anymore info on the box itself? Who owned it? What part of the country? What country? Sometimes this helps to narrow down the possibilities!
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Re: Pattern question

Post by bearbutt » Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:31 pm

LOL about the creamsicle.

Doug, the box came from Quebec--which as you say does give a context (and which might explain why some patterns seem to have a UK influence and others Catskill....). These look to be size 14.

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Re: Pattern question

Post by redietz » Mon Jan 31, 2022 1:17 am

Niveker wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:32 am Lil' Dorothy immediately jumps to my mind, save for the 'hot spot' and tail.
That was exactly my thought. In fact, it seemed so obvious that I decided against pointing it out.
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