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Old October 27th, 2005, 07:52 PM
W. D. Grey
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Default The name of a pale blue angling fly?

In article , Mike Connor
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"Flyman" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Hi

Sorry for this odd question, but does anyone know the name of an
angling fly that is pale blue in colour.. containing _ a _ c _ e _ ?


Thanks
Fly


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Watchet. An old north country wet fly.

TL
MC


As Mike says, in the UK this is an old Northern standard pattern serving
as a representation of the Iron Blue dun. A hackled fly always fished
wet.

the Dark Watchet is alsoe know by other names viz.

Iron Blue Dun
Little Iron Blue
Little Water-hen (when wings are needed the breast feather of the water
hen are used)
Little dark Dun

I used to use Andalusian cock haclkes for whisks and hackle


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