Rodney,
Rumors say that a coeval of Sayer discovered (others might say invented)
this fly. He was fishing a PTN and the PTN was eaten up by many trout,
what remains was the copper wire used for the thorax and the rib. And
this holdover of a fly caught so many fish, that Oliver finally gave it
an official status.
On http://www.sexyloops.com/articles/troutflydesign1.shtml I found the
following text about this fly:
"A disciple of Sawyer, Oliver Kite fished the same water on the Avon and
developed the Sawyer nymph to minimalist proportions. Kite reduced the
pattern to the point of removing the herl, then the wire and caught
trout and grayling by induced action on bare hooks. When he reported
this to Sawyer, he was allegedly informed that without any dressing the
hook could not be a fly and that he was thus outside the rule book of
the Club. Thereafter Kite would attach a knot of silk or a turn of wire
to remain within the remit. Hence the infamous bare hook nymph."
Buggs, don't worry. Tell Don, that I'll not tie a bare hook nymph. I'll
do something more simple....
Rene
Rodney Barilleaux wrote:
Hey Rene???... Yeah, isn't just a bare red hook with a little bit of red
thread for a head called a "Naked Lady"???... <BG>....
Rodney...
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Don,
I'm fine with 20. BTW: Will a 'Bare Hook Nymph' count?
Rene
