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Post by hornet on Jan 29, 2008 23:44:27 GMT
I was given this framed fly as a gift and thought it would be good to share it by hanging a pic in the gallery. The Balmoral salmon fly, as the name suggests, originated on the upper beats of the River Dee. It is a traditional pattern, originally produced by William Garden of Aberdeen. In 1885, George Kelson in his classic book 'The Salmon Fly' described it as "a favourite Dee fly". Cheers Hornet
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Post by Speyducer on Jan 30, 2008 6:17:08 GMT
Good to see some of those traditional tied classic flies - although this is dressed a bit heavily for a Dee fly.
Would go well on anyone's wall.
Mike
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Post by charlieH on Jan 30, 2008 17:07:54 GMT
It seems to be a curious mixture of styles. There are elements that are true to the old Dee patterns (long heron and duck hackles, dropped JC cheeks) and some that are closer to traditional built-wing patterns (angle of wings, use of topping and ostrich herl butt).
Does anyone know the authentic dressing?
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Post by hornet on Jan 30, 2008 17:49:52 GMT
Not sure Charlie,
Like Mike said, it will look good hanging from someones wall. ;D
Cheers
Hornet
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Post by G Ritchie on Jan 30, 2008 19:54:22 GMT
It seems to be a curious mixture of styles. There are elements that are true to the old Dee patterns (long heron and duck hackles, dropped JC cheeks) and some that are closer to traditional built-wing patterns (angle of wings, use of topping and ostrich herl butt). Does anyone know the authentic dressing? I have found two dressings. The fly in the picture looks slightly closer to the Kelson dressing, the main difference is the colour of the body materials are the wrong way round. Another dressing is attributed to William Murdoch of Aberdeen. The dressing given by Kelson, which he attributed to William Garden of Aberdeen is Tag - silver twist Tail - a topping and tippet strands Butt - black herl Body - tail half dark blue seals fur, front half green seals fur Ribs - silver lace and silver tinsel (wide) Hackle - black heron, palmered over green part of the body Head hackle - widgeon Wings - two strips of plain cinnamon turkey Sides - jungle cock, short and drooping The dressing given by Murdoch is Tag - silver twist and orange silk Tail - a topping and tippet strands Body - 3/5 green and 2/5 black mohair Ribs - flat silver tinsel and gold twist Hackle - black heron Wings - Dark brown turkey with black tips Cheeks - jungle cock Head - black
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Post by hornet on Jan 30, 2008 22:14:39 GMT
Thanks for looking this up Graham.
Mike it's up to you now for a new SBS.
Cheers
Hornet
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