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Post by Charlie Dickson on Jul 24, 2007 7:52:39 GMT -5
This fly is considered by many to be one of the first modern hair-winged Atlantic salmon flies. It seems to be unclear as to who invented the fly but credit for it is most often given to A.S. Trude, a trout fisherman from Idaho. It is known that Trude was one of the first to use hair-wings on his trout flies. He gave several to a visiting fisherman named Colonel Lewis S. Thompson in the early 1900’s. One in particular called the Abbey is said to have had a red body. Thompson had some of them re-tied as salmon flies and relates that he did well on the Restigouche with one he called the Red Abbey. Since that time this fly has been popular on the Restigouche and later on the Matapedia and the Penobscot. Hook: Up eye salmon hook. Tag: Oval silver tinsel. Tail: Red goose quill. Rib: Oval silver tinsel. Body: Red floss. Hackle: Brown Wing: Red squirrel tail. Cheeks: Jungle cock (optional). Head: Red or black.
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