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The Salmon Fly
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Traditional Scottish Salmon Flies of the 19th Century
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in common use during the nineteenth century and early part of the
twentieth century. Such intricately dressed fly patterns were widely used in
Atlantic salmon fly fishing throughout Scotland and elsewhere into the twentieth
century. It was during the Victorian period that the art of salmon fly
dressing reach its peak, rare feathers from exotic birds being
employed to create a great variety of gaudy patterns. The
popularity of such salmon flies continued into the early part of
the twentieth century, during which they were gradually superseded by simpler hairwing
patterns and low water dresssings, as used on the Dee by A.H.E. Wood of
Cairnton. See salmon flies |
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Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 1
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Blue Doctor |
Wilkinson |
Poyander |
Dunkeld |
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Black Doctor |
Red Drummond |
Black Dog |
Dusty Miller |
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Silver Doctor |
Silver Grey |
Claret Major |
Childers |
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Jock Scott |
Butcher |
Durham Ranger |
Red Rover |
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Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 2
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| Duchess |
Stevenson |
Gordon |
| Black
Prince |
Silver
Test |
Benchill |
| Mar Lodge |
Green
Highlander |
Sir Herbert Maxwell |
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Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 3
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Dandy |
Thunder & Lightning |
Winterton |
Sherbrooke |
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Beaconsfield |
Canary |
Greenwell |
President |
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Red Ranger |
Hunter Whitewing |
Baker |
Yellow Babnet |
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Bull Dog |
Olive |
Blue Highlander |
Jonah |
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Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 4
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| Lemon Grey |
Kerry Olive |
Blue Palmer |
Moray Downe |
| Blue Jay |
Claret |
Gold Canary |
Lee Blue |
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Garibaldi |
Orange Grey |
Fotler |
Pale Lemon
Grey |
| Black and
Gold |
Spring Blue |
Peacock |
Dawson |
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Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 5
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| Black
Fairy |
Colonel |
Parson |
| Jock
Ferguson |
Snow Fly |
Mystery |
| Kate |
Sir
Richard |
Britannia |
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Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 6
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| Yellow
Eagle |
Black
Ranger |
Grey Eagle |
| Popham |
Blue Jock
Scott |
White Tip |
| Smith |
Double
White Tip |
White Wing |
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