Hook Sizes for these patterns are the Pennell or "new" scale. We of Course use the Redditch or "old" scale today. The new scale never caught on!
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Redditch or "Old" Scale in use Today |
Pennell or "New" Scale |
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16 |
00 |
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15 |
0 |
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14 |
1 |
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13 |
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12 |
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11 |
4 |
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10 |
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No. l
Winter Brown
Perlidae
Hook 1 or 2
Wings - Hackled with a greyish feather, barred, from the under coverts of a Woodcock's wing. (The lighter side of the feather towards the head of the fly).
Body - Orange silk, No. 6a, dubbed with ruddy brown wool, the three turns next to tail showing distinct orange.
March to middle of April.
No. 2
Waterhen Bloa
Ephemeridae
Hook 1 or 2
Wings - Hackled with a smoky grey feather from under coverts of a Waterhen's wing. (The darker side of the feather towards the head of the fly).
Body - Yellow silk, No. 4, dubbed with Mole's fur.
Head - Yellow silk.
March to end of April, again in September.
No. 3
Greenwell's Glory
Ephemeridae
Hook 1 or 2
Wings - From a hen Blackbird's primary quill feather, bunched and split.
Body - Yellow silk, No. 4, well waxed, ribbed with four turns of fine gold wire or tinsel.
Legs - Cochybondu Hen's hackle.
Head - Yellow silk, well waxed.
March to first week of May, again in September, although, by dressing with a lighter wing, body and hackle, the fly can be used during the intervening
months.
No. 4
Spring Black
Diptera (Gnat)
Hook 0
Wings - Hackled with a Black cock's hackle or blue black feather from an adult Starling's neck.
Body - Purple silk, No. 8, dubbed sparingly with Magpie herl.
Head - Purple silk.
March and early April.
No. 5
Dark Snipe or Snipe and Purple
Ephemeridae
Hook 1
Wings - Hackled with the dark feather from the marginal coverts of a Snipe's wing.
Body - Purple silk, No. 8.
Head - Purple silk.
March to middle of April, and again in September.
No. 6
Orange Partridge
Perlidae + Empemeridae
Hook 1
Wings - Hackled with a brown mottled (not barred) feather from a Partridge's neck, or back.
Body - Orange silk, No. 6a, or orange silk, No. 6a, ribbed with about four turns of gold wire or tinsel.
Head - Orange silk.
March to middle of May.
No. 7
Broughton's Point or Dark Bloa
Ephemeridae
Hook 1 or 2
Wings - From a Starling's primary quill feather, the outer side of the feather as the under side of the wing.
Body - Claret silk, No. 13.
Legs - A black Hen's hackle.
Head - Claret silk.
March to middle of April.
No. 8a
March Brown
Ephemeridae
Hook 2 or 3
Wings - From the quill feather of a Partridge's tail, greyish in tone, the top side of the feather as the under side of the wing.
Body - Orange silk, No. 6a, dubbed with sandy fur taken from the base of a Hare's ear and ribbed with yellow silk, No. 4.
Tail - Two strands from a Partridge's tail, same feather as the one used for the wings.
Legs - Greyish brown feather from a Partridge's back.
Head - Orange silk.
April and often May.
No. 8b
March Brown
Ephemeridae
Hook 2 or 3
Wings - Hackled with a mottled brown feather from a Snipe's rump.
Body - Orange silk, No. 6a, dubbed with the fur from the nape of a rabbit's neck which has been lightly tinged red with Crawshaw's Red Spinner dye, and
ribbed with gold wire or tinsel.
Tail - Two strands from a feather froms a Snipe's rump, same feather as used for the wings.
Head - Orange silk.
April, and often May.
No. 9
Light Snipe or Snipe Bloa
Ephemeridae
Hook 1
Wings - Hackled with a bluish feather from the under coverts of a Snipe's wing. (The lighter side of the feather toward the head).
Body - Yellow silk, No. 4.
Head - Yellow silk.
Middle of April to middle of May, and again in September.
No. 10
Dark Needle
Perlidae
Hook 1
Wings - Hackled with a brownish feather taken from where the hinder part of a Starling's wing joins the body, (There are only about four of these feathers on
each side of the bird.) or with a brownish feather from the back of a Swift.
Body - Orange brown silk, No. 6b.
Head - Magpie herl.
Middle of April to the end of June, and again in September.
No. 11
Brown Owl
Trichoptera
Hook 1
Wings - Hackled with a reddish brown feather from the lesser coverts of a Tawny or Brown Owl's wing.
Body - Orange silk, No. 6a.
Head - Bronze Peacock herl.
Latter part of April to end of June.
No. 12
Olive Bloa
Ephemeridae
Hook 1
Wings - Hackled with an olive green feather from a Green Plover's neck.
Body - Yellow silk, No. 4, well waxed.
Head - Orange brown silk, No. 6b.
Latter part of April and throughout May.
No. 13a
Dark Watchet or Iron Blue Dun
Ephemeridae
Hook 0 or 00
Wings - Hackled with a dark smoky blue feather from a Jackdaw's throat.
Body - Orange and purple silk, Nos. 6a and 8, twisted together, and dubbed very sparingly with Mole's fur and wound on the body so that the orange and
purple show in alternate bands.
Head - Orange silk.
Last week in April and throughout May, and sometimes early in June. Particularly for dull days.
No. 13b
Dark Watchet or Iron Blue Dun
Ephemeridae
Hook 0 or 00
Wings - From the darkish blue feather from a Blue Tit's tail, bunched and split.
Body - Same as No. 13a.
Tail - Two strands from a medium grizzled blue Cock's hackle.
Legs - Feather from a young Starling's thigh or flank.
Head - Orange silk.
Last week in April and throughout May, and sometimes early in June. For brighter days.
No. 14
Yellow Partridge
Perlidae and Diptera (Crane-fly)
Hook 0 or 1
Wings - Hackled with a greyish feather barely tinged with brown, from a Partridge's back.
Body - Yellow silk, No. 4.
Head - Yellow silk.
May to the middle of June.
No. 15
Light Needle
Perlidae
Hook 0 or 1
Wings - Hackled with a feather from a young Starling's thigh or flank.
Body - Orange silk, No. 6a.
Head - Orange silk.
May, June, and July.
No. 16
Yellow-Legged Bloa
Ephemeridae
Hook 1
Wings - From a young Starling's light primary quill feather, the outer side of the feather as the under side of the wing.
Body - Primrose yellow silk, No. 3.
Tail - Two strands from a very pale ginger Cock's hackle.
Legs - A Cock's hackle dyed a rich primrose yellow.
Head - Primrose yellow silk.
May to end of June.
No. 17
Dotterel
Ephemeridae
Hook 1
Wings - Hackled with a light-tipped fawnish feather from the marginal coverts or lesser coverts of a Dotterel wing.
Body - Orange silk, No. 6., or Primrose yellow silk, No.3.
Head - Orange silk.
If the dotterel feather is unobtainable a feather from the under coverts of a young Starling's wing makes a fair substitute.
Middle of May to end of season.
No. 18
Poult Bloa
Ephemeridae
Hook 0 or 1
Wings - Hackled with a light blue feather from the under coverts of a young Grouse wing, taken before the bird is strong on the wing. (The lighter side of the
feather towards the head of the fly.) This feather darkens very rapidly on the live bird from August onwards.
Body - Primrose yellow silk, No. 3.
Head - Primrose yellow silk.
Middle of May to middle of July.
No. 19
Gravel Bed
Diptera (Crane-fly)
Hook 1
Wings - Hackled with a greyish feather, lightly tinged with brown from a Partridge's neck.
Body - Blue silk, No. 7, dubbed with blue-grey fur from the flank of an Opossum.
Head - Blue silk.
Middle of May to end of June. A useful fly in a coloured water.
No. 20
Stone Midge
Diptera (Gnat)
Hook 0 or 00
Wings - Hackled with an olive green feather from a Green Plover's neck.
Body - Grey silk, No. 9a, well waxed, or ash-coloured silk No. 10, but in both cases dubbed sparingly with bluey-grey Heron herl.
Head - Magpie herl.
Middle of May to end of June.
No. 21
Knotted Midge
Diptera (Gnat)
Hook 0 or 00
Wings - Hackled down the body "palmerwise" with a small black Cock's hackle.
Body - Ash-coloured silk No. 10, dubbed with dark Heron herl.
Head - Magpie herl.
Middle of May to end of July. For close days.
No. 22
Black Gnat
Diptera (Gnat)
Hook 0
Wings - A few fibres from a light blue Hen's hackle put on as a single wing.
Body - Black silk, No. 9.
Legs - Rusty black Hen's hackle.
Head - Black silk.
Middle of May to end of August. For close days.
No. 23
Ginger Spinner
Ephemeridae
Hook 0 or 1
Wings - Fibres of a light grizzled blue Cock's hackle.
Body - Flat gold wire with a wrapping over it of orange silk, No. 6, the silk to be untwisted and only one or two strands used.
Tail - Two strands from a ginger Cock's hackle.
Legs - Ginger Cock's hackle.
Head - Orange silk.
June, July and August.
No. 24
Dark Sedge
Trichoptera
Hook 1 or 2
Wings - Hackled with a reddish brown feather from the lesser coverts of a Tawny or Brown Owl's wing.
Body - Yellow silk, No.4, dubbed with brownish fawn Seal's fur.
Head - Brownish green herl from the tail of a cock Pheasant.
Middle of June to end of Season.
No. 25a
Light Sedge
Trichoptera
Hook 1 or 2
Wings - Hackled with a light-barred reddish feather, from the lesser coverts of a Landrail's wing.
Body - Yellow silk, No. 4, dubbed with reddish fur from the thigh of a Squirrel.
Head - Reddish herl from the tail of a cock Pheasant.
Middle of June to end of season.
No. 25b
Light Sedge
Trichoptera
Hook 1 or 2
Wings - From a light-barred reddish feather, from the lesser coverts of a Landrail's wing (a larger feather than the one used for No. 25a), the outer side of the
feather as the outside of the wing. Wings put on "penthouse" fashion.
Body - Same as No. 25a.
Legs - Reddish feather from the marginal coverts of a Landrail's wing.
Head - Same as No. 25a.
Middle of June to end of the Season.
No. 26
Red Spinner
Ephemeridae
Hook 1
Wings - Fibres of medium grizzled blue Cock's hackle.
Body - Red silk, No. 12, dubbed with maroon wool and ribbed with four turns of fine gold wire or tinsel.
Tail - Two strands from a deep red Cock's hackle.
Legs - Deep red cock's hackle
Head - Red silk.
July, August and September.
No. 27
July Dun
Ephemeridae
Hook 1
Wings - From a Coot's primary quill feather, the outer side of the feather as the under side of the wing.
Body - Yellow silk, No. 4, dubbed sparingly with Mole's fur.
Tail - Two strands from a medium olive Cock's hackle.
Legs - Medium olive Hen's hackle.
Head - Yellow silk.
July and August.
No. 28
Rough-Bodied Poult
Ephemeridae
Hook 0 or 1
Wings - Hackled with a light blue feather from the under coverts of a young Grouse wing, taken before the bird is strong on the wing. (The lighter side of the
feather towards the head of the fly.) This feather darkens rapidly from August onwards.
Body - Straw-coloured silk, No. 2, dubbed sparingly with buff fur from the flank of the Opossum.
Head - Straw-coloured silk.
July, August and September.
No. 29
Pale Watery Dun
Ephemeridae
Hook 0 or 1
Wings - From a young Starling's light primary quill feather, the inner side of the feather as the under side of the wing.
Body - Yellow silk, No. 4, dubbed with the palest buff fur from the flank of an Opossum.
Tail - Two strands from palest ginger Cock's hackle.
Legs - Light blue Hen hackle.
Head - Yellow silk.
Middle of July to the end of September.
No. 30
Light Silverhorns
Trichoptera
Hook 1
Wings - From a Thrush's secondary quill feather, the outer side of the feather as the outside of the wing, or from a Landrail's primary quill feather, the outer
side of the feather as the outside of the wing. Wings put on "penthouse" fashion.
Body - Ash-coloured silk, No. 10, sparingly dubbed with reddish grey fur from the thigh of a Squirrel.
Legs - Feather from a young Starling's thigh or flank.
Head - Ash-coloured silk.
Antennae - Two strands from a black and white feather from a Mallard's breast.
Middle of July to the end of August.
No. 31
Dark Silverhorns
Trichoptera
Hook 1
Wings - From a Waterhen's primary quill feather, the outer side of the feather as the outside of the wing. Wings put on "penthouse" fashion.
Body - Black silk, No. 9, dubbed very sparingly with Mole's fur and ribbed with olive silk, No. 11.
Legs - Black cock's hackle or Green Plover's topping.
Head - Black silk.
Antennae - Two strands from a black and white feather from a Mallard's breast.
Middle of July to the end of August.
No. 32
August Dun
Ephemeridae
Hook 2
Wings - From a Mallard's breast feather, lightly tinged with brown.
Body - Yellow silk, No. 4, dubbed with yellow olive wool, and ribbed with orange silk, No. 6, sparingly spun with fur from the nape of a Rabbit's neck which
has been lightly tinged red with Crawshaw's Red Sopinner dye.
Tail - Two strands from a medium olive Cock's hackle.
Legs - Medium olive Hen's hackle.
Head - Yellow silk.
Last week in July, August and September.
No. 33
Ant
Hymenoptera
Hook 0
Wings - Hackled with a light blue hen's hackle.
Body - Orange brown silk, No. 6b, dressed full at the tail with bronze Peacock herl, then a few turns of the silk towards the head, then dressed full at the
shoulder with bronze Peacock herl.
Head - Orange brown silk.
August to second week in September.
No. 34
Green Insect
Aphides
Hook 00 or 000
Wings - Hackled with a light blue Cock's hackle.
Body - Yellow silk, No. 4, dubbed with bright green olive wool.
Head - Yellow silk
August and September. Particularly on gusty days.
No. 35
Ginger Spinner
Ephemeridae
Hook 0 or 1, eyed
Wings - Fibres from a light grizzled blue Cock's hackle dressed "spent".
Body - Light cinnamon quill.
Tail - Two strands from a ginger Cock's neck.
Legs - Two turns at most, as the fly must be dressed lightly.
Head - Orange silk, No. 6.
June, July and August.
No. 36
Red Spinner
Ephemeridae
Hook 0 or 1, eyed
Wings - Fibres from a medium grizzled blue Cock's hackle dressed "spent".
Body - Red quill.
Tail - Two strands of Gallina, dyed red brown.
Legs - Deep red cock's hackle, two turns at most, as fly must be dressed lightly.
Head - Red silk, No. 12.
July, August and September.