Borderer

[davidriley]

This is a fly which can be fished wet or dry, although I have always fished it wet. I first fished this fly about 1966 when I used to fish the Welsh Dee and river Vrnwy in North Wales. It was that good I never had it off my cast! It is one of six flies created by author Walter Gallichan (1861-1946). The flies are well known in the Welsh Borderlands.

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My dressing:-
Kamasan B405 size 14 hook
Uni-thread 8/0 red
Body of dubbed Vicuña fine grey dubbing withe a red thread tip
Few whisks of the hackle for the tail.
Indian hen saddle cape ginger variant hackle.

[Note - the original dressing has a blue dun rusty hackle and uses the blue rabbit under fur. I have always tied it with a gingerish hackle. There is no colour difference between the blue rabbit under fur and the Vicuña dubbing used.]

[Roadkill]

Lovely fly!

Thanks for bringing it top our attention. I will be making some today!

[Ron Eagle Elk]

I like it a lot. Wonderful tying.

[Roadkill]

David,

Thanks for the inspiration!! The moment I saw it made me think of Iron Blue variations with a simple change of feather! I can't wait to fish these next year.

IMGP1073 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Mine have a body of muskrat dubbing with a little trilobal nylon bling added.

[davidriley]

David,

Thanks for the inspiration!! The moment I saw it made me think of Iron Blue variations with a simple change of feather! I can't wait to fish these next year.

IMGP1073 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Mine have a body of muskrat dubbing with a little trilobal nylon bling added.

Perfect. I like a ‘touch’ of Bling.

David

[Old Hat]

Excellent David. Thanks for sharing. I really like the ginger hackle combined with the red and blue/grey dubbing.

[davidriley]

Excellent David. Thanks for sharing. I really like the ginger hackle combined with the red and blue/grey dubbing.

Thank you. Much appreciated.

David

[Fishnkilts]

Very nice flies. Gives me some ideas to try. Thanks for sharing.

[bocast]

Gorgeous wet fly, David. Will have to add this to the winters tying list. Thank you so much for posting it.