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A SPEY FLY TUTORIAL BY A MASTER, BROWN OF ABEERDEN, 24TH JAN 1891
This is an article written by Colin (known as scottishtrout from www.classicflytying.com), thanks to him we may learn more about those wonderful Spey flies..
Colin: I’ve been working in London the last few weeks and spent my evenings reading the old Fishing Gazettes (and sipping the odd malt), as some of you may be aware I’ve been researching a book on the tackle makers of Aberdeen (that’s the Scottish one!) for a few years now. Anyway, I was just dozing off with the volume for 1891 when I came accross an article about fishing in Speyside by Mr Marton (the, then, editor of this majestic organ), about half way through I came across the following from Mr. Brown of Aberdeen (well this was in 1891, Mr. Brown died in 1877 so it’s really from Mr Bell the, then, owner of the business) - it pretty much tells you how to tie the generic Spey fly - some of it may come as a surprise to you… READ MORE
