Traditional Scottish Salmon Flies of the 19th Century
The photographs below show fully dressed salmon flies
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the twentieth century, during which they were gradually superseded by simpler hairwing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.
For more about the development of Scottish
salmon flies, see salmon flies
Scottish Salmon Flies
Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 1
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Blue Doctor
Wilkinson
Poyander
Dunkeld
Black Doctor
Red Drummond
Black Dog
Dusty Miller
Silver Doctor
Silver Grey
Claret Major
Childers
Jock Scott
Butcher
Durham Ranger
Red Rover
Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 2
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Duchess
Stevenson
Gordon
Black
Prince
Silver
Test
Benchill
Mar Lodge
Green
Highlander
Sir Herbert Maxwell
Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 3
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Dandy
Thunder & Lightning
Winterton
Sherbrooke
Beaconsfield
Canary
Greenwell
President
Red Ranger
Hunter Whitewing
Baker
Yellow Babnet
Bull Dog
Olive
Blue Highlander
Jonah
Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 4
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Lemon Grey
Kerry Olive
Blue Palmer
Moray Downe
Blue Jay
Claret
Gold Canary
Lee Blue
Garibaldi
Orange Grey
Fotler
Pale Lemon
Grey
Black and
Gold
Spring Blue
Peacock
Dawson
Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 5
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Black
Fairy
Colonel
Parson
Jock
Ferguson
Snow Fly
Mystery
Kate
Sir
Richard
Britannia
Traditional Salmon Flies - Plate 6
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