Got down to Somerset Saturday, and got to see some of the actual plates that were used for the models in Mary Orvis Marbury's book.
Unbelievable! It is amazing to me how great these flies look after all the years, and how closely they match the plates in the book.
I tyed one up when I got home with the single feather tail and oval tinsel body, both components I didn't know were part of the recipe. Dave Brandt directed me to a vendor selling the antique tinsel he felt matched the body best, but naturally there was a hole in my carry bag, and when I got home I was upset to find it fell out somewhere between Somerset and Yardley PA. Maybe Mike C could share some of his?
Anyway, here it is...
CJ
I tyed one up when I got home with the single feather tail and oval tinsel body, both components I didn't know were part of the recipe. Dave Brandt directed me to a vendor selling the antique tinsel he felt matched the body best, but naturally there was a hole in my carry bag, and when I got home I was upset to find it fell out somewhere between Somerset and Yardley PA. Maybe Mike C could share some of his?
Anyway, here it is...
CJ
That fly will work as well today as when it was
first created (minus the chance of landing a true Atlantic salmon). I've been thinking about adding a few to my GLS box this year, along with a down-wing
gray squirrel tail variation. This fly has great colors for the water that shaped its creation.
