I have offered to explain all just waiting my friend,its the start of the real fishing over here, by that i mean nymphs emergers and dry fly's.oN the lakes that is..Most of the patterns in the Irish books on duckfly were ones used 10-20 years ago maybe further back,because i doi noit want to be rude i will say they are simply rubbish compared to the innovative fly's that i am so happy to have had a hand in devising that i place on my cast.Some are just slightly changed others totally, but they work so much better..
Regards, Denis
Denis Goulding
From: Paul Marriner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VFB] Major Pattern Inventions (long) Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 12:31:58 -0400
Don, I'm surprised some of our Irish friends haven't jumped on this one. The duck fly is the name for a large chironomid(s) in Ireland. I suspect it got its name because the ducks feed heavily on it. There are several patterns with the name; Malone in Irish Trout and Salmon Flies gives 3 patterns for the adult (black, olive, and brown) and one for the "nymph." Cheers, Paul -- Paul Marriner Outdoor Writing & Photography. Member OWAA & OWC. Author of Stillwater Fly Fishing - Tools & Tactics (CD), Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies, Miramichi River Journal, Ausable River Journal, and Atlantic Salmon.
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