Dodger E

 
Dodger : William Murdoch, 12de Juli 1884. Fishing Gazette. Thanks to Colin Innes.
               A Dee style fly.
Tag : Silver Tinsel.
Tail : Golden pheasant rump feather.
Body : One turn orange, 2 turns greenish blue, and 3 turns clarety-red mohair all fairly picked out.
Ribs : Silver tinsel, 5 turns.
Wings : In strips, ginger speckled turkey, lightish toward the tips.
Hackle : Grey heron, very spare, and only a little way down the body.
Shoulder : Teal round about – a small quantity.
Head : Black.
 
 
Dodger : William Murdoch, 14de Maart 1885. Fishing Gazette. Thanks to Colin Innes.
               A Dee style fly.
Tag : Silver thread.
Tail : Red saddle feather of golden pheasant.
Body : Orange mohair, two turns; light blue mohair, two turns; scarlet mohair, three turns; - all frizzed out a little. Ribs : Medium flat silver tinsel and silver twist, six turns.
Hackle : Same quantity of long-fibred grey heron as on "Peacock,” and to extend over the scarlet and blue mohair. Shoulder : Teal, sparingly.
Wings : Ginger spreckled turkey strips, lightish towards the tips.
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