Thread: Sturdy's Fancy
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Old February 14th, 2009, 08:57 PM posted to uk.rec.fishing.game
W. D. Grey
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Default Sturdy's Fancy

In article , Alec Powell
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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 :-)
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Bill Grey