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Trout Wet Flies for the River Clyde
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YELLOW DOCTOR
Body:
Yellow tying silk
Hackle:
Primrose yellow, tied in front of wings
Wing:
From secondary feather of starling wing, light side out, tied flat along hook
shank
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WHITE TIP
Tail:
2 or 3 black feather fibres
Body:
Black silk
Rib:
Fine silver wire
Hackle:
Black
Wing:
White tipped feathers of wild duck, a slip of feather from a left and right wing
is necessary. It can also be dressed from body feathers of a white spotted
starling. As in the Starling Tip, wings should be set upright
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RED TAG
Tail:
Red floss or red wool
Body:
Bronze peacock herl, tied fairly bulky
Hackle:
Reddish brown hen hackle
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TEAL AND RED
Tail:
2 tipped feathers of golden pheasant collar
Body:
Yellow silk
Hackle:
Reddish brown
Wing:
Teal set at an angle of 45 degrees
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COCH-Y-BONDHU
Body:
Bronze peacock herl, and two turns of gold at rear end
Hackle:
Furnace with distinct black bar
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PARTRIDGE TAIL & RED
Body:
Yellow or Orange silk
Hackle:
Reddish brown hen
Wing:
From marled feather of partridge tail, tied flat
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BLUE DUN
Tail:
2 or 3 smokey blue feather fibres
Body:
Blue under-coat of rabbit, dubbed on grey silk
Hackle:
Smokey blue
Wing:
Smokey blue/blae of secondary feather of Snipe, Fieldfare or Blue Jay
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BLUE QUILL
Tail:
2 or 3 smokey blue feather fibres
Body:
Stripped quill from peacock showing distinct markings
Hackle:
Smokey blue (blue dun)
Wing:
Smokey blue/blae of secondary feather of Snipe, Fieldfare or Blue Jay
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