Old Master
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Fly: Cal Mohney, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann
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Hook: |
Mustad 3906 #16 |
| Thread: |
Pearsall's Gossamer ash (Grey), unwaxed |
| Rib: |
Rock Dove |
| Body: |
Tying thread |
| Hackle: |
Feather from the inside of a Woodcock's wing |
Note: The original pattern uses undyded Heron herl. But an excellent substitute hurl is the skirting feathers of a Rock Dove (the urban blight it’s self, the pigeon). The pigeon here molt their feathers around the end of August. The squared end, dark feathers are the ones to be collected. You can also dye some of the above mentioned feathers a “Light Olive” to match the patterns that require “dyed olive Heron herl”. The “Old Master” is included in T.E. Pritt’s book “North Country Flies”, And works well for me
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