Re: [VFB] re: hackle winding question-now Mosely mayfly pattern

[Joyce's crafts and flies]

Mark, it's a Mayfly originated by D.E. Mosely which has the following 
pattern..direct from the book Trout and Salmon Flies of Ireland by Peter 
O'Reilly. Recipe is as follows ((p 83)
"Hook: size 8 or 10 Kamasan B170 or B 830
Tying silk: brown
Rib: oval gold tinsel
Tail: 3-4 fibres of cock pheasent centre tail
Body: Hare's ear and yellow seal's fur mixed in equal parts
Hackle: At shoulder only and tied half circle in a fan shape on top of the 
hook, a medium olive cock hackle and a blue dun cock hackle with a lemon 
yellow cock hackle wound through it.

This is an excellent pattern for either river or lough when the mayfly 
(Ephemera danica) is hatching and the weather is humid, at whidch time the 
naturals may remain on the water for a while and trought will feed on the 
freshly hatched duns. It appears that this dressing was first tied for Lough 
Sheelin trougt by the late D. E. Mosely of the former Garnett and Keegan's 
tackle shop in Dublin.  The original dressing had a pink hackle, which is 
very hard to dye. The above dressing is equally effective and Paul "Canning 
of 'England once won the Brown Bowl with it with 14 trought in an 
international match on Lough Conn at mayfly time. "  There you have it. Of 
course, your mayflies may not be that big (ours on the Provo are not), but 
that's the direct quote. If you need a picture, email me off list and I'll 
scan one in. Joyce