Re: [VFB] re: hackle winding question-now Mosely mayfly pattern

[mark romero]

Hi Joyce, boy that's something else. I was just replying to an email from 
Ronan from Ireland. And he was telling me about Lough Corrib in the County 
Galway area where he lives. I thought i had that book, but i went and looked 
and couldn't find it. I have one of his other books, Rivers of Ireland i 
think it is. My wife and i have had this dream to go to Ireland to fish and 
see what we can for years, every since the early 80's. Starting to look like 
we may never make it, lol. Not unless i can give up a show or two out west 
one year, and she can drop off the Team for a year or whatever. For both of 
us to have the time and find the money to go do that, we'd definately have 
to sacrifice something else. Which is ok with me, i just have to get her to 
see it that way. I also really love Irish and Welsh flies, for Trout and or 
Salmon. I guess if i don't have that book, or can't find it, i'll be getting 
it. BTW, i would love to see that fly if you don't mind scanning it for me. 
And we do have a few mayflies that large. Green Drakes, Isonycia (Slate 
Drakes), Brown Drakes. That fly sure sounds beautiful. But what's all this 
about tying it in at the eye and winding backwards, and then taking the 
thread through the hackle.?. Durability comes to mind, but is that all there 
is to it? I take it the idea is to have it lay pretty flat in the water. 
Thankx, mark...

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Subject: Re: [VFB] re: hackle winding question-now Mosely mayfly pattern
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 04:12:04 -0700
Mark, it's a Mayfly originated by D.E. Mosely which has the following 
pattern..direct from the book Trout and Salmon Flies of Ireland by Peter 
O'Reilly. Recipe is as follows ((p 83)
"Hook: size 8 or 10 Kamasan B170 or B 830
Tying silk: brown
Rib: oval gold tinsel
Tail: 3-4 fibres of cock pheasent centre tail
Body: Hare's ear and yellow seal's fur mixed in equal parts
Hackle: At shoulder only and tied half circle in a fan shape on top of the 
hook, a medium olive cock hackle and a blue dun cock hackle with a lemon 
yellow cock hackle wound through it.

This is an excellent pattern for either river or lough when the mayfly 
(Ephemera danica) is hatching and the weather is humid, at whidch time the 
naturals may remain on the water for a while and trought will feed on the 
freshly hatched duns. It appears that this dressing was first tied for 
Lough Sheelin trougt by the late D. E. Mosely of the former Garnett and 
Keegan's tackle shop in Dublin.  The original dressing had a pink hackle, 
which is very hard to dye. The above dressing is equally effective and Paul 
"Canning of 'England once won the Brown Bowl with it with 14 trought in an 
international match on Lough Conn at mayfly time. "  There you have it. Of 
course, your mayflies may not be that big (ours on the Provo are not), but 
that's the direct quote. If you need a picture, email me off list and I'll 
scan one in. Joyce