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Yellow Anthony
The Yellow Anthony Here’s a neat little pattern from Francis Francis’s A Book on Angling where it’s recommended for the river Lee in Cork, Ireland. Unfortunately the river today isn’t in all of its former glory because it has been dammed for a hydro-electric scheme although you can still catch salmon in the lower parts.…
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Britannia
The Britannia Rare pattern because the wing is made of feathers from the Northern Shoveler duck. The fly itself must have been pretty popular since there are vintage versions of it left today and the pattern was in three major books of the Victorian era. This is a mix of the patterns from Francis Francis,…
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No. 1 for the Suir
Francis Francis’s No 1 for The Suir This one’s an interesting little fellow from Francis Francis’s A Book on Angling. Pretty sure this was not the way it was tied back then but I liked the look of it this way. I was amazed how nicely the Red Claret floss I used and Lt. Orange…