Trout Wet Flies for the River Clyde (cont)
DARK PARTRIDGE & ORANGE
Tail:
2 marled fibres from Partridge tail
Body:
Orange floss
Hackle:
Small brown marled partridge feather
LIGHT PARTRIDGE & YELLOW
Tail:
2 strands of light Partridge body feather
Body:
Yellow floss
Hackle:
Light Partridge
LARK & GREY
Tail:
2 or 3 fibres of Plymouth Rock
Body:
Grey silk
Hackle:
Plymouth Rock or grey hen
Wing:
Secondary feather of lark or snipe wing, light side out and set upright
RED SEDGE
Body:
Reddish fur from hare's ear dubbed on orange silk
Hackle:
Reddish brown
Wing:
Brownish partridge tail or Rhode Island Red hen, dark side up and tied flat along
hook
If used in late evening may be tied on a
size 14 hook
WOODCOCK & HARE'S EAR
Body:
Dark hare's ear dubbed on orange silk
Rib:
Fine gold wire
Hackle:
A few fibres of body picked out to represent legs
Wing:
Secondary wing feather of Woodcock, dark side out, showing plenty of bar, set at
45 degrees
ROUGH OLIVE
Tail:
2 or 3 strands of olive feather fibres
Body:
Olive coloured fur dubbed on yellow silk
Rib:
Gold wire
Hackle:
Badger dyed olive
TUPP'S INDESPENSIBLE
Body:
Soft pinkish wool from underside of ram dubbed on yellow silk
Hackle:
Honey dun or very light ginger
ASH DUN
Tail:
Light grey dun hackle fibres
Body:
Silver grey tying silk
Wing:
Light starling, light side out tied upright
Hackle:
Light grey dun
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