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   Clyde Style Wet Flies (1)

    by Tom Forsyth (1907 - 1999)

Page one

Trout Wet Flies for the River Clyde

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TEAL AND BLACK

Tail: Black Feather Fibres

Body: Black

Rib: Silver wire if desired

Hackle: Black

Wing: Teal ( at 45 degrees)

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REID’S ASSASSIN

Tail: Red Wool

Body: Black

Rib: Silver wire

Hackle: Black

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WATERHEN BLOA

Body: Mole Fur

Hackle: From Waterhen wing

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PARTRIDGE TAIL AND BLACK

Body: Black

Hackle: Black

Wing: Speckled Partridge tail

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MARCH BROWN

Body: Dark Hare’s Ear or orange silk

Rib: Gold wire

Hackle: Brown Partridge

Wing: Hen Pheasant tied flat

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DARK OLIVE

Tail: Dark Olive

Body: Dark Quill

Hackle: Dark Olive

Wing: Snipe or Felty, set upright

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GREENWELL

Tail: Olive fibres at start of season, changing to yellow floss at high summer

Body: Yellow

Rib: Fine gold wire

Hackle: dark furnace at beginning of season and lighter furnace as season advances

Wing: Hen blackbird

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IRON BLUE DUN

Tail: Dark Blue fibres

Body: Mole fur or crimson silk

Hackle: Dark reddish brown

Wing: Waterhen

 

 

 

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