Rene Is that pattern the same fly as the Pont Audemer referenced by Jean-Paul Pequegnot who makes mention of Charles Ritz. If so it's on page 107-108 of his book French Fishing Flies Info from the book: The variants of the fly are very numerous. All flies have a point in common their wings are inclined forward at an angle of forty-five degrees over the hackles. For the majority of the Norman anglers, the original had no tails. Such a fly assumes a very unusual posture on the water (it suspends)which causes the leader to form an aerial bridge the value of which this author believes in. Hook Medium size, usual 11 - 13, black tying thread Body Natural raffia or yellow silk ribbed by the tying thread or a peacock fiber Wing Mallard flank feathers or bunches of fibers of these feathers.
Variants with tails are frequently found, others have hackle wound palmer-style along the body as in the mole fly..... I hope that was helpful. There was more but I'm sure you can figure out the variants from the pictures you've found. The picture of this fly on the front of the book includes a brown hackle tied behind the mallard wing. It appears to have the yellow silk ribbed with tying thread for the body. I don't know how common the book is. Regards, Deb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rene Zillmann Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 3:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Pont Audemer / Pont d'Audemer Ok, for the midge swap I plan to ty a Pont d'Audemer dry. A french pattern, very common in the Normandy. Charles Ritz recommends this pattern in his book. Unfortunately he doesn't list a recipe. He was a great flyfisher and -caster, but tying wasn't his thing. Anyway, I have some pics of this fly and an idea, how to ty it. I did some googleing with English, German and French keywords, but found only pics and references to Charles' book. Has anybody a recipe or a web-site, where I can find some more infos? Rene
