55/455/1-15

This is a set of 15 fishing flies, consisting of sea trout flies and lake fishing flies, both wet and dry. The fly types are: Dunkeld, Peter Ross, General Eagle's Fairy, Heckham Peckham, Cinnamon and Gold, Canary, H. V. Dove's Pattern for the River Towy, Red Gnat, Black Pennell, Red Palmer, and one unidentified. They were originally presented in a glass-topped case, but have since been remounted. Only 14 found see image, Nov 2021

fishing flies

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'These are fourteen modern fly dressings for sea trout and lake fishing. // 455/1 DUNKELD Wet fly // Tail - Small golden pheasant tippet // Body - Flat gold tinsel, ribbed oval gold tinsel // Hackle - Orange cock from shoulder to tail. // Wings - Brown mallard at shoulder with jungle cock either side. // 455/2 PETER ROSS Wet fly belonging to teal series. Very effective for brown trout and a popular loch and sea trout fly. // Tail - Gold pheasant tippet fibres // Body - Tail half flat silver tinsel, shoulder half red seal's fur, ribbed silver oval tinsel. // Hackle - Natural ginger cock // Wings - Teal // 455/3 GENERAL EAGLE'S FAIRY Wet fly // Tag - Silver oval tinsel and yellow floss silk. // Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather // Butt - Scarlet wool // Body - Silver tinsel, ribbed silver wire. // Hackle - Black cock // Wings - grey mallard // 455/4 HECKHAM PECKHAM Wet fly // Tail - Golden pheasant tippet // Body - Red seal's fur ribbed with flat silver tinsel // Hackle - Shoulder ginger cock // Wing - White tipped feather from a wild duck wing // 455/5 CINNAMON AND GOLD Wet fly // Tail - Golden pheasants tippet // Body - Flat gold tinsel // Hackle - Natural light red // Wings - Brown owl or brown partridge // 455/6 CANARY Wet fly // Tail - Golden pheasant crest // Body - Orange floss or tying silk. Ribbed with silver. // Hackle - Pale blue // Wings - Topping of Golden Pheasant crest // Head - Black varnish // 455/7-9 H.V. DOVE's PATTERN FOR THE RIVER TOWY Dry fly // Body - Black tying silk, well waxed, in the shape of an ant's body // Hackle - Black cock's // Wings - Hackle point dyed black. Position upright and advanced. // 455/10 RED GNAT Dry fly - One of the popular series dressed as by J. C. Mottram // Body - Tied grey seal's fur // Shoulder Hackle - Grey fur // Hackle - Brown cock's // 455/11 BLACK PENNELL Dry fly favoured for sea trout fishing // Tail - Pheasant tippet // Body - Black seal's fur ribbed with gold // Hackle - Natural cock's // 455/12 UNIDENTIFIED - Dry fly. Dressing seems designed to imitate an ant pattern. // Body - Brown tying silk, divided to imitate an ant and with dubbing. // Hackle - Brown cock's // Wings - Advanced hackle point dyed black // 455/13-15 RED PALMER Dry fly // Body - Red seal's fur, ribbed gold wire. // Hackle - Red cock's from shoulder to tail., MERL miscellaneous note - 'These salmon and trout flies have all been remounted and the original glass topped cases were not found. // Devember 1988'

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