Fly Dressers Guide

The Fly Dressers Guide to Classic Salmon and Sea Trout flies was compiled and written by Barry Grewcock. The book was printed in only XXX copies and -insert something more about the book here-

The book consists of .... patterns covering X-authors and N-books from YEAR-start to YEAR-end

As you see: I would like some extra information above. This page for this book is custom developed to be able to browse and search just the patterns in the book. They will of course be available on the normal search as we finish the import of all patterns.
Plan:

  • Parse out Kelson/Hardy etc from title and create tags for each pattern based on this
  • Search for "Body: yellow", "Wing: Swan" etc - just need more data before starting on that
  • Parse out the rest of the book - script is ready, but need the rest of the book
  • Need a picture - the one above was just one I found
  • Be able to paginate on the patterns when there are many

Browse patterns

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Abinger (kelson) Kelson; Hardy; Hale

  • Tag: Flat silver and yellow floss (Kelson gives silver twist in place of flat silver)
  • Tail: Topping, Teal
  • Body: Equal parts yellow, light claret, blue, black Seal's fur
  • Hackle: Black cock over blue and black
  • Rib: Flat silver (Kelson gives oval silver)
  • Throat: Jay
  • Wings: Tippet and Gallina strands, Teal. Bronze Mallard and topping over
  • Horns: Amherst Pheasant tail

Ace Perrault

  • Tail: Topping
  • Body: Blue floss
  • Rib: Flat gold
  • Throat: Partridge
  • Wings: Tippet

Achentoul (grewcock) Grewcock

Named after a Helmsdale beat

  • Tag: Oval gold and red floss
  • Tail: Topping and Amherst Pheasant topping
  • Butt: Black Ostrich herl
  • Body: Rear third flat gold, rest red Seal’s fur
  • Hackle: Red cock over Seal
  • Rib: Oval gold
  • Throat: Blue Gallina
  • Wings: Tippet under married Peacock wing, red and yellow Swan, repeated. Bronze Mallard and topping over
  • Sides: Jungle Cock
  • Cheeks: Indian Crow
  • Horns: Red and yellow Macaw
  • Head: Red

Adjutant (griffiths)

  • Tag: Fine oval silver and golden floss
  • Tail: Topping
  • Butt: Black Ostrich herl
  • Body: Black floss
  • Hackle: Black Cock hackle
  • Rib: Silver lace and flat silver
  • Throat: Orange Cock hackle
  • Wings: Tippet strands, married Peacock wing, yellow, orange and red Goose. Bronze Mallard and topping over
  • Sides: Teal and Jungle Cock
  • Cheeks: Kingfisher

Adlington (from Antique Fly)

  • Tag: Flat silver
  • Tail: Topping and Indian Crow
  • Body: One eighth yellow, one eighth red claret, rest dark blue Seal’’s fur
  • Hackle: Brown Cock hackle with black centre
  • Rib: Flat silver
  • Throat: Brown Cock with black centre
  • Wings: Cinnamon Turkey with long narrow Teal at side

Admiral (admiral Stewart) Maxwell

  • Tag: Gold
  • Tail: Strands of Pheasant tail
  • Body: Black floss or mohair
  • Hackle: Pale reddish orange cock
  • Rib: Oval silver
  • Throat: Pale orange cock
  • Wings: Mallard under dun coloured Turkey

Agivey Wye Bug No1

  • Tag: Oval silver
  • Tail: Golden Pheasant red breast feather
  • Rear Body: Orange Seal's fur
  • Rib: Oval silver
  • Mid Hackle: Hot orange cock
  • Front Body: Black Seal's fur
  • Rib: Oval silver
  • Front Hackle: Red Game Cock
  • Eyes: Jungle Cock

Aglaia Fitzgibbon

  • Size: L7
  • Tag: Flat gold
  • Tail: Small topping and a few fibres of barred Wood Duck
  • Butt: Black Ostrich herl
  • Body: Flat silver
  • Hackle: Black cock, thin and short
  • Rib: Gold twist
  • Throat: Teal
  • Wings: Bustard and cream Turkey veiled with barred Wood Duck. 2 toppings over
  • Head: Black Ostrich herl

Aguanus Barnard

This is the description

  • Tag: Flat silver and yellow floss
  • Tail: Narrow mottled Turkey
  • Butt: Black Ostrich herl
  • Body: Burnt orange floss
  • Rib: Oval gold
  • Wings: Small bunch of tippet with yellow hackle feathers at sides and a collar of bright blue cock then another bunch of tippets
  • Collar: Black cock