Ten Different Schools Swap

[Smuggler]

Would it be based on the Iron Blue? I would think researching a different pattern might prove to be a little tough. To my knowledge there isn't very much published about a lot of those styles of tying.

Then again, I may be wrong.

[cassady]

I may be interested but this would require a lot of research.

I quite agree... And as someone who loves research, you can definitely count me in!

[William Anderson]

I'd be in. It would help me get my mind around the period where this type of codification and regional division seemed relevant. This kind of exercise would definitely allow some of our more knowledgable members to shed some light. It's an area that I would enjoy understanding better.

We may have to cobble our resources to piece together some accurate information. Sounds interesting.

w

[Greenwell]

The best collected information on the different English/Scottish schools of trout fly dressing is to be found in Lawrie's English and Welsh Trout Flies and Scottish Trout Flies, and Taverner's Trout Fishing from all Angles and Fly Tying for Trout. Of course there is a lot of additional discussion on the styles but most is in more regionally focused books such as Reid's Clyde Style Flies, etc.
Schwiebert covers the above styles in his books, especially Trout, but most of his information was probably cribbed from Skues, Lawrie, Taverner, etc.
Skues used "the Large Dark Spring Olive or Blue Dun" (not the "Iron Blue Dun") as his model as it is widespread through out England and Scotland and therefore would be represented in artificial form by the various "schools" even though they are separated by geography and fishing conditions. The Blue Dun occupies a position in the UK similar to that of the Hendrickson in the eastern US. Greenhalgh says of the Large Dark Olive: "Perhaps one of the most widespread and abundant of Europe's upwinged flies", so it was an ideal species for Skues' examples of different fly dressing styles.

[Smuggler]

Don't know why Iron Blue got into my head. Thanks for clarifying John.

Also, thanks for the tips on reference materials, that will come quite in handy.

I found a series of articles online by David Westwood. http://www.aflyinholland.nl/content/spi ... el%201.htm

Mostly on Tweed and North Country. Still, worth skimming.

[tie2fish]

I'll play if I can tie the Usk Naylor ...

[Smuggler]

Count me in for Devon.

[William Anderson]

TUMMEL. =)

[zen leecher]

Yorkshire here. I was going to take the overhackled Devon but Smuggler beat me to it.

[cassady]

I picked up a bunch of stuff on Clyde style flies for the last swap, so would be happy to revisit that material...