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Sturdy's Fancy
Gents,
Firstly is it still worth using this group anymore? Maybe Usenet is a thing of the past? Anyway, maybe Bill or some other fly tiers might be able to give me the ingredients and instructions for this pattern which came up in conversation with a Yorkshire friend of mine. Probably no good for us southerners but my friend tells me he knew the originator and a little gift of a copy would not go amiss. Best wishes to all the old crowd and how about a gathering this year. Back to Brenig? Cheers, Alec -- "The Gods do not subtract from the allotted span of mens lives the hours spent in fishing......" |
Sturdy's Fancy
In article , Alec Powell
writes Gents, Firstly is it still worth using this group anymore? Maybe Usenet is a thing of the past? Anyway, maybe Bill or some other fly tiers might be able to give me the ingredients and instructions for this pattern which came up in conversation with a Yorkshire friend of mine. Probably no good for us southerners but my friend tells me he knew the originator and a little gift of a copy would not go amiss. Best wishes to all the old crowd and how about a gathering this year. Back to Brenig? Cheers, Alec Sorry Alex - never heard of it. Can you give a detailed description, maybe then a similar fly may be found. Sometimes flies are tied with a slight variation on a well known pattern then given a new name. E.G. a large hook - say #6 with a 4 " worm might easily be called Andy's Fancy :-).........with a squirrel tail wing - a Dave's Delight! Only joking Andy :-) -- Bill Grey |
Sturdy's Fancy
In article , W. D. Grey
wrote: In article , Alec Powell writes Gents, Firstly is it still worth using this group anymore? It makes a nice doorstop, genuine antique that y'know. Maybe Usenet is a thing of the past? Anyway, maybe Bill or some other fly tiers might be able to give me the ingredients and instructions for this pattern which came up in conversation with a Yorkshire friend of mine. Probably no good for us southerners but my friend tells me he knew the originator and a little gift of a copy would not go amiss. A rough water fly. Basically a red tag with a white hackle - something like: Hackle: white cock Body: peacock herl Tag: Red wool Thread: To choice - but I have some recollection of purple thread being used to form a small head - Icbw. My guess is that a conventional red tag with a red-brown hackle would work at least as well but the white probably makes the fly more visible - to the angler - on fast, peat tinged water. Best wishes to all the old crowd and how about a gathering this year. Back to Brenig? Cheers, Alec Sorry Alex - never heard of it. Can you give a detailed description, maybe then a similar fly may be found. Sometimes flies are tied with a slight variation on a well known pattern then given a new name. E.G. a large hook - say #6 with a 4 " worm might easily be called Andy's Fancy :-) Usually the 'garden ranger' .........with a squirrel tail wing - a Dave's Delight! Cheerio, -- Fishing: http://www.fishing.casterbridge.net/ Writing: http://www.author.casterbridge.net/derek-moody/ uk.rec.fishing.game Badge Page: http://www.fishing.casterbridge.net/urfg/ |
Sturdy's Fancy
"Alec Powell" wrote in message ... Gents, Firstly is it still worth using this group anymore? Maybe Usenet is a thing of the past? Anyway, maybe Bill or some other fly tiers might be able to give me the ingredients and instructions for this pattern which came up in conversation with a Yorkshire friend of mine. Probably no good for us southerners but my friend tells me he knew the originator and a little gift of a copy would not go amiss. Best wishes to all the old crowd and how about a gathering this year. Back to Brenig? Cheers, Alec -- "The Gods do not subtract from the allotted span of mens lives the hours spent in fishing......" Strange but not in my bookshelf ( I have no idea what happened to my one grayling patterns book) . Looking at this image it appears to be a red tag tied dry with a white hackle unusually using purple silk sunstitute red silk and a badger hackle and its the fly I used on the upper reaches of the River Dane for wild browns http://www.fishingwithstyle.co.uk/sturdy's%20fancy.JPG I found this suggestion for the pattern http://www.flyforums.co.uk/showthread.php?p=277206 Hook: 16 down to 20 Thread: Purple (Black or Brown will do if you have no Purple) Tail: Red Fluorescent Nylon Floss (in the photo mine is too long by about a third) Body: A strand of peacock herl Rib: the tying thread Hackle: "Mucky White" was the original but pale cream seems to be very good Derek W Makes note renew moth deterrent in dressing box! |
Sturdy's Fancy
"W. D. Grey" wrote in message ... In article , Alec Powell writes Gents, Firstly is it still worth using this group anymore? Maybe Usenet is a thing of the past? Anyway, maybe Bill or some other fly tiers might be able to give me the ingredients and instructions for this pattern which came up in conversation with a Yorkshire friend of mine. Probably no good for us southerners but my friend tells me he knew the originator and a little gift of a copy would not go amiss. Best wishes to all the old crowd and how about a gathering this year. Back to Brenig? Cheers, Alec Sorry Alex - never heard of it. Can you give a detailed description, maybe then a similar fly may be found. Sometimes flies are tied with a slight variation on a well known pattern then given a new name. E.G. a large hook - say #6 with a 4 " worm might easily be called Andy's Fancy :-).........with a squirrel tail wing - a Dave's Delight! Only joking Andy :-) -- Bill Grey Hrmph! -- Andy |
Sturdy's Fancy
size 14 fine wire
double maggot ;o) -- Andy |
Sturdy's Fancy
In article , Andy Lawson
writes size 14 fine wire double maggot ;o) Now you're talking! -- Bill Grey |
Sturdy's Fancy
In message , Derek Moody
writes A rough water fly. Basically a red tag with a white hackle - something like: Hackle: white cock Body: peacock herl Tag: Red wool Thread: To choice - but I have some recollection of purple thread being used to form a small head - Icbw. My guess is that a conventional red tag with a red-brown hackle would work at least as well but the white probably makes the fly more visible - to the angler - on fast, peat tinged water. Quite agree Derek, but I can't help thinking the purple head is a bit of an angler's dream considering all the other colours involved. A wouldn't think a trout would be /that/ fussy. -- Bill Grey |
Sturdy's Fancy
In article , Bill Grey
wrote: In message , Derek Moody writes A rough water fly. Basically a red tag with a white hackle - something like: wouldn't think a trout would be /that/ fussy. Oh I agree but the OP was asking for a particular pattern for sentimental reasons. Have you had problems with your newsfeed Bill? This thread, and another you've posted to, are months old... Cheerio, -- Fishing: http://www.fishing.casterbridge.net/ Writing: http://www.author.casterbridge.net/derek-moody/ uk.rec.fishing.game Badge Page: http://www.fishing.casterbridge.net/urfg/ |
Sturdy's Fancy
In message , Derek Moody
writes Have you had problems with your newsfeed Bill? This thread, and another you've posted to, are months old... Indeed I have Derek. I realised that I had a problem when I saw the dates of the items to which I responded. Rather strange that URFG is the only NG which has suffered though. I've looked in on the group for several months and saw nothing, and was beginning to think that everyone had given up posting ! Best wishes to all -- Bill Grey |
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