Thank you very much Mel. That fills in the rest of the story Don J sent! The history is for the Famous Trout fly swap. I just couldn't find a name of the originator. I'm so glad I picked this fly. This is a great history! Thanks again, Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mel Hocken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [VFB]Was EHC - History?
> > Deb > The Trude was created in fun by Carter H Harrison in 1903, while a guest on the > A S Trude Ranch in Idaho. The body was red worsted from a rug and a bunch of > hair from a red spaniel dog, put together with a squirrel tail hackle in the > spirit of fun on an over-size Muskie hook, and presented to Mr. Trude. The fly > looked so good that a few more serious samples were made up with a red yarn body > wraped with silver tinsel, a wing of squirrel tail hair long enough to show the > dark band and a red rooster hackle. This fly caught all the fish the guests > could carry from the Snake River near the ranch. Mr. Alfred S Trude was a noted > criminal lawyer and prosecutor. He resided in Chicago and died in 1933. Mr > Harrison successfully used this pattern on the Great Lakes for Brook Trout and > Small Mouth Bass. > Hope this helps you out with your article. > Mel > Deborah Duran wrote: > > > Mel > > I still haven't been able to find the originator of the Royal Trude. Don J > > supplied some interesting history of it. I still was unable to trace it > > with that. Do you have any ideas? I may have to just submit the history > > of it without the originator..... :0( > > Deb > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mel Hocken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 12:00 AM > > Subject: Re: [VFB] EHC - History? > > > >
