You could be right Ray and I think I may have read something similar in one of Fog’s books
Philip

To continue with this thread, her is my tying of the fly. When I research this pattern I come up with ‘orange’ as the thread to use. Most things that I see are using too bright a silk and I suggest that wherever the term ‘orange’ is used it refers to Pearsall’s 6a unless other wise stated. So here I...

I love old books on the North Country tradition and none more than when you get snippets of information from a previous owner. Take this for an example, someone has taken the time to describe Stewart’s patterns. We are all familiar with the three ‘spiders’, developed by Baillie and made famous by St...

I love old books on the North Country tradition and none more than when you get snippets of information from a previous owner. Take this for an example, someone has taken the time to describe Stewart’s patterns. We are all familiar with the three ‘spiders’, developed by Baillie and made famous by St...

Here is a better picture of the fly and the thread colour.

The more I study the old North Country patterns the more I find subtle difference between the noted anglers and their tying preference. This pattern is mentioned in Swarbrick as his #8 “This flie is cald the Wood Owle Take as all Feather out of its Wing abought the Middle part Oringe Silk Harled at ...

I have placed this pattern un this section because of the inclusion of a bead. This pattern started out as a straight nymph without a hackle. In that guise it caught me a lot of fish when Euro Nymphing, especially if positioned on the top dropper. However, I love movement in my flies, a reason I use...

to work as a last resort for me, especially when fish are sipping black flies just off or under the surface. Lest me say at the outset that I did not originate the pattern, a UK friend has that honour - Paul Marshal who resides in Lancashire. The dressing is: Hook - your choice but I have stuck to t...

Ray, The pattern is really straight forward. I am using a Kamasan B525 hook. I use this on all of my North Country Fly patterns. A #14. The silk is 40 y.o. Pearsalls Claret Wing is Starling. Sometimes I roll it but on this occasion is is to slips faced so they do not splay naturally. The hackle is a...

Sorry about that. Des is associated with Greenwells Fly Fishing Club (ex President).
You could try dropping the club a note to either get a book or contact Des.


https://gffc.org.au/
Philip.