Bloody William

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davidriley
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Bloody William

Post by davidriley » Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:57 am

Just noticed an excellent post by Joaniebo on the Red Hot Spot black Magic Spider. Here is another spider very simple to tie but lethal. Basically it’s a ‘William’s Favourite’ with a red wool tail.

The dressing :-
Black thread
Black hen hackle
Red wool tail with body of thread ribbed with fine silver wire.
I tie in sizes 14/16/18
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Re: Bloody William

Post by letumgo » Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:54 am

Beautiful dressing. Immaculately done.
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Re: Bloody William

Post by Ron Eagle Elk » Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:45 am

I agree with what Ray said. Very clean dressing.
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Re: Bloody William

Post by joaniebo » Tue Apr 05, 2022 4:56 pm

Awhile back, I posted this pic (and the dressing from the sourced book) and I still think that the name "Bloody William's Other Mate" is one of the weirdest named fly dressings. I'd love to learn why / how it got named!
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Re: Bloody William

Post by DOUGSDEN » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:09 pm

David and Bob,
Absolutely gorgeous patterns! There is something to be said about being dressed in black and having a red coat tail!
Killer patterns Men, killer!
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Re: Bloody William

Post by Brooktrout52 » Wed Apr 06, 2022 8:47 pm

Great looking flies.
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Re: Bloody William

Post by davidriley » Thu Apr 07, 2022 8:08 am

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Bob
Your post about ‘Bloody Williams other mate’ has shaken a few of my brain cells.
In 1967/9 I was involved with the Fly Dressers Guild and recall Jim Nice’s patterns being discussed at a meeting. That was when I became aware of the ‘Bloody William’ which was one of Jim Nice’s patterns. The ‘Bloody Williams Other Mate’ was a variation of the ‘Bloody William’.
I do recall the first fish I caught on the Bloody William was a 2lb 8oz brown trout from Sutton Bingham Reservoir. It was a monster in those days and my largest trout at the time. Happy Days. A few flies have been tied since then.
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Re: Bloody William

Post by Fishnkilts » Sun Apr 10, 2022 1:11 pm

Reminds me of the Black Pennell which is another great fly.

Doug made me wonder about something when he commented on being dressed in black with a red tail.
Just the dressed in black part makes me wonder why no one has come up with a fly named, Cash. I swear Johnny Cash is more popular today than he was yesteryear.

Good looking flies guys. Well tied.
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