Iron Blue Nymph

[Soft-hackle]

All interesting, Gentlemen.
Fogg gives the well-known dressing with no tail and a tag of the crimson silk showing at the end. He also stipulates the silk must show through the body. He suggests Coot hackle making it a more effective fly.

Mark

[GlassJet]

Given the comments here, and on another thread regarding my tying off I've had another go at this pattern:

Iron Blue Nymph V 1.1


Main differences (or intentional differences! lol)
Tried to tie a version more like Roy describes, with a couple of barbs from a light dun cock hackle for the tail. Don't know the bird though, just in a batch I picked up.

Much more cobblers' wax on the crimson thread.

Tried to accentuate the three turns of thread at the end by starting the mole dubbing much lighter.

And employing various tactics suggested by your good selves to improve the tying off - think I am getting there! Thanks folks - you are sorting my head out!

Andrew.

[Roy]

All interesting, Gentlemen.
Fogg gives the well-known dressing with no tail and a tag of the crimson silk showing at the end. He also stipulates the silk must show through the body. He suggests Coot hackle making it a more effective fly.

Mark

I bow to Mr Fogg, Mark, his opinion is invaluable.
My copy of his book disappeared years ago.
I am sure he will have tested them extensively before recommending the substiution.
Thanks.

Andrew,
I really like your updated version.
Great profile and proportion, to my eye.
Good to see you are enjoying the site, I think your head is about sorted

Enjoy the weekend, all
Roy

[DOUGSDEN]

Roy,
I saw in the thread above that you mentioned "The Angling Letters of G.E.M. Skues". I would like to own that book. Where, when, how, how much? Also, I don't know who wrote it. Who ever thought of the idea for the book is a peach of a fellow.
Can you help me find this edition?
Thanks,
Dougsden

[Roy]

Roy,
I saw in the thread above that you mentioned "The Angling Letters of G.E.M. Skues". I would like to own that book. Where, when, how, how much? Also, I don't know who wrote it. Who ever thought of the idea for the book is a peach of a fellow.
Can you help me find this edition?
Thanks,
Dougsden

Edited from Skues' letters by Commander C F Walker,
a younger member of the FlyFishers Club who met Skues on occasion,
before Skues retired from London.

The Commander wanted to secure the work before all Skues' friends passed away - in order to utilise their input.
Skues' brother and Major J D D Evans are noted for their assistance and direction.
The above is paraphrased from the Editor's Preface.
Skues passed on in 1949, a week before his 91st birthday;
the book was written 1955, pub. 1956

I have a couple of places where I would look;
check your inbox for one of them,

Roy