Lady MacConell

[Tom]

Can anybody direct me to a recipe for this pattern.

[Stephen Welsh]

"Tom" > wrote in news:10m6rapk0fo7r95
@corp.supernews.com:

> Can anybody direct me to a recipe for this pattern.
>

"Fly Patterns of BC" - from memory.

I'll dig it out tonight ...

Online? You don't expect a fly of such uncommon grace to sully her
reputation by being _on-line_ do you?

;-)

Steve (very common :)

[Stephen Welsh]

Stephen Welsh > wrote in
. 1.4:

> "Tom" > wrote in news:10m6rapk0fo7r95
> @corp.supernews.com:
>
>> Can anybody direct me to a recipe for this pattern.
>>
>
> "Fly Patterns of BC" - from memory.
>
> I'll dig it out tonight ...

"Lady McConnell" (2 n's) is available form the book or on-line at
various places:

This pic is closest to the the pattern in the book
http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/angling/flies/chironomid/ladymac.gif


Pattern is grizzly hackle tip, tail, deer hair hump, grey antron for the
body and a grizzly hackle at the collar. (size #10 - 16)

Other online patterns have a standard-long collar hackle, different body
colour.

>
> Online? You don't expect a fly of such uncommon grace to sully her
> reputation by being _on-line_ do you?

Wrong Lady - thinking of the Spey fly, Lady Caroline ...


Steve