Sparse Grey Matter

Yes Dana - That’s a good way of putting it, a class of flies.
I too have an inordinate fondness for soft hackles and Flick style dry flies but I must also add cdc emergers to my fly wallets and boxes...

Lou

last night I reread A BOOK OF TROUT FLIES by Preston Jennings and it jogged my memory. I remember my uncle fishing big variants with gold and silver tinsel bodies. I understand the pattern was modified by Atherton and Flick. My question is this,does anyone still fish the Baigent- Jennings pattern? Lou

Hi Dana,
The last time I saw a Darbee Pink pelt was in Walt’s shop (S+m Flytying) In the early 80’s.!
I tried to purchase the cape but Walt said “Not for sale”
Lou

CJ
Thanks for the response.
I agree with you about the fly patterns,never fished them.
Just another item of fly fishing history.

yanky

hi All, This is my second post .While looking through a old container I found a clear 4 inch rectangular tube with a set of dry flies.H.L.Leonard Rod Company Flybody Dun Selection.Quill Gordon,Lt. Hendrickson,Red Quill,Lt. Cahill size 14 a s March Brown size 10.I believe that Leonard did not tie fli...

Thank you Tom for the first hand information. I used to fish the Delaware quite a bit in the late 70s and early 80s and I traded flies with many fellow fly anglers on the river.I believe that’s how I obtained the flies. In Nemes book titled SOFT-HACKLED FLY IMITATIONS,he gives Tedd Ward credit for m...

Hi Everyone, I have been a guest user for a long time and just registered. While looking through my den, I found a box of old wet flies marked Tedd Ward, nicely tied and very sparse. I did some searching and all that I came up with was some info in Nemes book SOFT-HACKLED FLY IMITATIONS. Any new inf...

Hi Everyone, I have been a guest user for a long time and l just registered. While looking through my den I found a box of old wet flies marked Tedd Ward,nicely tied and very sparse.I did some searching and all that I came up with was some info. in Nemes book SOFT-HACKLED FLY IMITATIONS. Any new inf...