F.F. for the Lee E
The following flies are listed in Francis Francis's book " A Book On Angling" from 1867.
For the LEE, Cork. " I bought these flies of Hacket of Corck when fishing te rivers".
* Blacker used to dressed some of these flies in distinct joints with short hackle at either joint, as his "spirit flies" as he called
them, but it does not make any addition to their attractiveness, and it certainly is an addition in the trouble of tying.
No. 1: Called the yellow Anthony
Tag : Silver twist.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : A scrap of yellow Mohair.
Body : Bluish silver-grey wool or fur.
Ribs : Fine silver twist.
Hackle : Silver grey dun.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : A scrap of yellow Mohair.
Body : Bluish silver-grey wool or fur.
Ribs : Fine silver twist.
Hackle : Silver grey dun.
Throat : Dirty yellow.
Wings : A bit of peacock with mallard over it.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black.
Wings : A bit of peacock with mallard over it.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black.
No. 2: Called the orange Anthony
Tag : Silver twist.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : A scrap of orange Mohair.
Body : 3 turns of darkish blue Mohair; the rest bluish silver grey wool or fur.
Hackle : A darkish blue hackle over the blue and a silver grey cuckoo dun over the grey part.
Throat : Medium orange.
Wings : A bit of peacock with Mallard over it.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : A scrap of orange Mohair.
Body : 3 turns of darkish blue Mohair; the rest bluish silver grey wool or fur.
Hackle : A darkish blue hackle over the blue and a silver grey cuckoo dun over the grey part.
Throat : Medium orange.
Wings : A bit of peacock with Mallard over it.
Cheeks : Kingfisher.
No. 3:
Tag : Silver twist.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : A scrap of medium claret Mohair.
Body : 3 turns of darkish blue mohair; the rest bluish silver grey wool or fur.
Hackle : A darkish blue hackle over the blue and a silver grey cuckoo dun over the grey part.
Throat : Medium claret.
Wings : A bit of peacock and some sprigs tippet, with mallard over it.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : A scrap of medium claret Mohair.
Body : 3 turns of darkish blue mohair; the rest bluish silver grey wool or fur.
Hackle : A darkish blue hackle over the blue and a silver grey cuckoo dun over the grey part.
Throat : Medium claret.
Wings : A bit of peacock and some sprigs tippet, with mallard over it.
No. 4:
Tag : Silver twist.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : A scrap of yellow Mohair.
Body : Bluish silver-grey wool or fur.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : A scrap of yellow Mohair.
Body : Bluish silver-grey wool or fur.
Ribs : Fine silver twist.
Hackle : Silver grey dun.
Throat : Blue Jay.
Wings : A bit of peacock, some tippet sprigs and Mallard over it.
Cheeks : Kingfisher.
Hackle : Silver grey dun.
Throat : Blue Jay.
Wings : A bit of peacock, some tippet sprigs and Mallard over it.
Cheeks : Kingfisher.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black.
Head : Black.
No. 5:
Tag : Silver twist.
Tail : A topping.
Butt : Claret Mohair.
Butt : Claret Mohair.
Body : Two-thirds bluish silver grey fur, the rest darkish blue Mohair.
Ribs : Silver twist.
Hackle : A cuckoo dun hackle over the grey, clipped, and a medium blue hackle over the blue Mohair.
Hackle : A cuckoo dun hackle over the grey, clipped, and a medium blue hackle over the blue Mohair.
Throat : Brown claret hackle.
Wings : Strips of golden pheasant tail. brown mallard and peacock, a few tippet and black partridge fibres.
Cheeks : Kingfisher.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black.
Cheeks : Kingfisher.
Horns : Blue Macaw.
Head : Black.
No. 6:
Tag : Gold twist
Tail : A topping.
Butt :
Body :Dark brown claret pig's wool.
Ribs : Gold twist.
Hackle : Very dark blue.
Throat : Blue jay.
Wings : A few fibres of tippetand bastard Bustard with dark brown Mallard wing over.
Cheeks : Largish Kingfisher.
Horns : Blue macaw.
Head : Black.
Tail : A topping.
Butt :
Body :Dark brown claret pig's wool.
Ribs : Gold twist.
Hackle : Very dark blue.
Throat : Blue jay.
Wings : A few fibres of tippetand bastard Bustard with dark brown Mallard wing over.
Cheeks : Largish Kingfisher.
Horns : Blue macaw.
Head : Black.