F.F. for the Corthy E

 
The following flies are listed in Francis Francis's book " A Book On Angling" from 1867.
 
 
For the CORTHY. The following two patterns were also forwarded by Mr. Harrison.
 
 
 
No. 1:
 
 
Tag : Silver tinsel.
Tail : Scarlet Ibis.
Body : Blotting-paper red crewel.
Ribs : Narrow silver tinsel.
Hackle : Pale lemon.
Wings : Light speckled turkey stained a bright ochre-yellow.
 


No. 2:
 
Tag : Silver tinsel.
Tail : Scarlet Ibis.
Body : Light yellow crewel.
Ribs : Narrow silver tinsel.
Hackle : Pale lemon.
Wings : Two slips of blue Macaw and two of white tiped turkey
* "Both of the above are strange, unnatural, inharmonious sort of flies; but there is no accounting for taste, especially
of fishes".
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