From The Art of Trout Fishing in Rapid Streams by H.C. Cutcliffe published in 1836
#9 FOR THE month of March.
Hook. Daiichi 1550 size 12.
Silk. Pearsalls gossamer straw.
Body. Hares flask mixed with water rat. I subbed pine squirrel.
Rib. Yellow button hole twist.
Hackle. Rusty Dun cock leaning to a Brown list.
Cutcliffe.
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Re: Cutcliffe.
Well done Tom!
I really like the color of the hackle.
Lou
I really like the color of the hackle.
Lou
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Re: Cutcliffe.
Buggy and should provide a lot of movement in rapid stream currents.
Re: Cutcliffe.
Tom,
That is one delicious looking pattern! Magnificently done too!
Thanks for posting this beauty! Do some more!
Doug
That is one delicious looking pattern! Magnificently done too!
Thanks for posting this beauty! Do some more!
Doug
Fish when you can, not when you should! Anything short of this is just a disaster.
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Re: Cutcliffe.
I love seeing the old Cutcliffe patterns. Well done Tom. It will be a treat to fish this next spring.
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Re: Cutcliffe.
I have been looking at this for a while. I agree with every nice thing said. Beauty.