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This page contains the flies, Sherbrook, Silver Blue, Silver Doctor, Silver Grey, Silver Scott, and the Sirs, Charles, George Abercrombie, Percy, Peter, please scroll down. Sherbrook
Vintage Kelson – The Salmon Fly, 1885 Tag: Silver twist and dark yellow silk. Tail: A topping Butt: Black herl. Body: One-third dark yellow silk, followed by light blue silk. Ribs: Silver tinsel fine (oval), and silver tinsel (flat). Hackle: Light blue hackle, from yellow silk. Throat: Wigeon. Wings: Bustard, dark mottled turkey, golden pheasant tail, and a topping. Horns: Scarlet ibis. A general standard in summer on the
Pryce-Tannatt - How to Dress Salmon Flies, 1914 Tag: Silver thread and lemon floss. Tail: A topping and Indian crow. Body: First third, pale orange floss; remainder, pale blue floss. Ribs: Oval silver tinsel. Throat: A pale blue hackle. Wings: Mixed - tippet in strands; “married” strands of yellow, white, orange, crimson and blue swan, golden pheasant tail, florican and peacock wing; “married” narrow strips of barred summer duck and pintail; narrow strips of brown mallard; a topping over all. Horns: Blue and yellow macaw. Hook: 1 to 1¼ inches. Hardy – Salmon Fishing, 1907 Tag: Silver tinsel; dark yellow floss. Tail: Topping. Butt: Black herl. Body: One third dark yellow floss followed by light blue floss. Ribs: Silver tinsel (oval and flat) Hackle: Light blue. Throat: Widgeon. Wings: Bustard; dark mottled turkey; golden pheasant tail; topping. Horns: Scarlet ibis. Head: Black.
Silver Blue Kelson – The Salmon Fly, 1885 Tag: Silver twist. Tail: A topping. Body: Silver tinsel. Ribs: Silver tinsel (oval). Throat: Blue hackle. Wings: Two broad (double strips) of teal. Head: Blue wool. A capital summer fly in bright sunshine on the Hardy – Salmon Fishing, 1907 Tag: Silver tinsel. Tail: Topping. Body: Silver tinsel. Ribs: Silver tinsel. Throat: Blue. Wings: Two broad strips of teal. Head: Blue wool. “Jock Scott” – Greased Line Fishing for Salmon, 1936 Tag: Silver wire. Tail: G.P. crest. Body: Flat silver. Ribs: Oval silver Hackle: Light blue. Wing: Pintail.
Silver Doctor
Vintage
A double this time, tied in hand for fishing by Adrian Cortes - note the JW Young "perfect" reel - I use a similar one!
P.D. Malloch, Fishing Gazette, 1886 Tag: Silver twist and golden yellow floss Tail: A crest and blue chatterer Butt: Scarlet wool Body: Flat silver tinsel ribbed with oval silver tinsel Hackle: Medium blue, over this guinea fowl Wings: Fibres of golden pheasant; tippet and tail, silver-grey turkey, bustard, wood duck, swan feathers dyed red, yellow, and blue a fibre of blue and red macaw at each side, crest over wing. Head: Scarlet wool The Silver Doctor is one of the best flies that is made; it can either be made of the largest size or down to the smallest.
Walbran - The British Angler - 1889 Tag: Silver tinsel and golden floss. Tail: A topping and chatterer. Butt: A turn of red crewel. Body: Silver tinsel. Ribbed: Silver oval. Hackle: Greenish blue with teal at shoulder. Wings: Under wings, strips of tippet; over wings, pheasant’s tail, bustard, blue, red, and yellow swan, peacock’s wing, mallard, summer duck, teal, and guinea fowl, with a topping over all. Horns: Blue macaw. Head: A turn of red crewel. Mr. Murdoch writes: - “I have all my Silver and Black Doctors dressed exactly to these patterns. I consider they are more effective when thus dressed than if dressed in the ordinary way; in my own experience they have proved so at any rate.”
Kelson – Land & Water Cards c. 1885 (Mr. Wright.)With its singular attraction, so peculiar as to suggest the nickname of the “Scarlet-main-and-tail,” this fly is one of a numerous class which has rapidly attained a lofty standard. In the fly-race for honours, I could mention off-hand the names of a few plated bodies well worthy of backing for “a place,” and the Doctor would find a prominent position in the short list. Sometimes it is simply wonderful to witness the effect of silver bodies anywhere; even on the Usk they are becoming fashionable. They seem to excite fish when the game is said to be “all up”. The dressing is thus described: Tag: Silver twist and dark yellow silk. Tail: A topping. (Lately the inventor adds kingfisher). Butt: Dark scarlet wool. Body: Silver tinsel (flat). Ribs: Silver tinsel (oval). Throat: A blue hackle and gallina. Wings: Connected strands of tippet, summer duck, pintail, golden pheasant tail, swan, dyed light yellow and light blue, mallard, and bustard, with a topping. Horns: Blue macaw. Head: Dark scarlet wool. Pryce-Tannatt - How to Dress Salmon Flies, 1914 Tag: Silver thread and golden yellow floss. Tail: A topping and blue chatterer. Butt: Scarlet Berlin wool. Body: Flat silver tinsel. Ribs: Fine oval silver tinsel. Throat: A pale blue hackle, followed by widgeon. Wings: Mixed - tippet in strands with strips of golden pheasant tail over; “married” strands of scarlet, blue and yellow swan, florican, bustard, peacock wing, and light, mottled turkey tail; “married” narrow strips of teal and barred summer duck; narrow strips of teal and barred summer duck; narrow strips of brown mallard over, a topping over all. Head: Scarlet Berlin wool. Hook: 1¼ to 3 inches. Hardy – Salmon Fishing, 1907 Tag: Silver tinsel; yellow floss. Tail: Topping. Butt: Scarlet wool. Body: Silver tinsel. Ribs: Silver tinsel. Throat: Blue and guinea fowl. Wings: Tippet; summer duck; pintail; golden pheasant tail; light yellow and light blue swan; bustard; mallard; topping. Horns: Blue macaw. Head: Scarlet wool.
Silver Grey
Vintage WM
The introduction of the “Silver Grey” as a
Silver Grey - tied by Dave Carne to the Fishing Gazette pattern WM Tag: Silver thread and yellow floss. Tail: A topping. Butt: Black Ostrich Body: Flat silver tinsel. Ribbed: Oval twist (silver) Hackle: Silver grey, from the second turn of oval rib; teal or widgeon at shoulder. Wing: Strands of tippet, pheasant’s tail, blue, white, and yellow swan, brown mallard, a narrow strip of summer duck on either side, and a topping over all. Cheeks: Chatterer. Head: Black wool. Dressed on Limericks, ranging from size 1/0 to 6. The pattern we received from Mr. Dunbar, gun and fishing tackle maker, The Esplanade, Oban.
Kelson – Land and Water Cards c. 1885 The Silver Grey was invented by James Wright, of Sprouston, about five and twenty years ago, since which time it has pursued a career of uninterrupted usefulness. One great advantage in silver bodies is that we have at once a decided change to the ordinary silk or seal’s fur patterns. Another it that they fish deeper. The fly is dressed as follows: Tag: Silver twist and yellow silk. Tail: A topping and unbarred summer duck. Butt: Black herl. Body: Silver tinsel (flat). Ribs: Silver tinsel (oval). Hackle: A silver furnace hackle along the body. Throat: Widgeon. Wings: Golden pheasant tippet strands and tail, bustard, swan dyed yellow, gallina, powder blue macaw, mallard, grey mallard and a topping. Horns: Blue macaw. Sides: Jungle fowl. Head: Black Berlin wool.
Maxwell, Salmon & Sea Trout - 1898 Tag: Silver wire and lemon floss. Tail: A topping with strips of wood duck unbarred)and blue fibres. Butt: Black chenille. Body: Silver tinsel (laid on foundation of floss silk), ribbed over with silver twist, with a black centred grey cock's hackle carried down beside the twist. Shoulder hackle: Teal or pintail. Wing: Two short jungle fowl feathers; fibres of tippet, grey turkey, gold pheasant tail, wood duck and blue-dyed swan; topping over. Blue macaw horns. Head Black chenille. Lovely counterfeit of a full-dress shrimp. Disputes the palm with The Wilkinson. The whole tone of the Silver Grey should be kept in harmony with its name. Sizes from 18 to 5.
Pryce-Tannatt - How to Dress Salmon Flies, 1914 Tag: Silver thread and golden yellow floss. Tail: A topping and barred summer duck (in strands). Butt: Black herl. Body: Flat silver tinsel. Ribs: Fine oval silver tinsel. Hackle: A badger hackle. Throat: Widgeon. Wings: Mixed - tippet in strands; “married” strands of white, yellow and green swan, bustard, florican and golden pheasant tail; “married” narrow strips of teal and barred summer duck; narrow strips of pintail and barred summer duck; brown mallard strips over. Cheeks: Jungle cock; a topping over all. Horns: Blue and yellow macaw. Hook: 1¼ to 3 inches.
Silver Grey tied by Dave Carne to P-T Pattern Hardy – Salmon Fishing, 1907 Tag: Silver tinsel; yellow floss. Tail: Topping; blue macaw; summer duck. Butt: Black herl. Body: Silver tinsel. Ribs: Silver tinsel. Hackle: Silver cock-a-bonddu. Throat: Widgeon. Wings: Golden pheasant tippet; golden pheasant tail; bustard; yellow, blue and green swan; guinea fowl; summer duck; grey mallard; mallard; topping. Sides: Jungle cock. Horns: Blue macaw. Head: Black.
Silver Scott
Tied by Dave Carne
William Murdoch Tag: Silver Twist. Tail: A topping and Indian crow feather. Butt: Black ostrich. Body: In two sections, first section representing two-fifths. Silver tinsel, ribbed with narrow oval tinsel, butted with black ostrich, and having two Indian crow feathers tied in both on back and front of iron. Second section, representing three-fifths. Black floss silk, ribbed with oval silver tinsel. Hackle: Black, down the black floss section. Shoulder: Guinea fowl Wing: Two broadish strips of mottled (brownish) turkey feather, with black bar and white tip; green peacock herl, pheasant tail, bustard, peacock wing, and blue and yellow swan, with a topping over all. Sides: Jungle (two spots). Cheeks: Chatterer. Horns: Blue Macaw. Head: Black wool. Dressed either large or small, the Silver Scott is a very useful fly. For general fishing the “locals” hold that no better fly can be put on the Ythan. Mr Garden 122½ Union Street, Aberdeen, who supplies most of the flies used on the Ythan, Ugie, and Deveron, dressed the fly from which the above illustration is taken.
Kelson – Tips – 1901 Tag: Silver Twist and yellow silk. Tail: A topping. Butt: Black herl. Body: In two equal sections. No. 1, silver tinsel (flat). No. 2, black seal’s fur. Ribs: Silver tinsel (oval) over silver tinsel, and silver tinsel (flat) over seal’s fur. Hackle: A natural black over seals fur. Throat: Gallina Wings: Black turkey with white tips, golden pheasant tail, pintail, swan dyed yellow, red and blue, mallard and a topping. Head: Black herl This fly is now dressed with horns of blue macaw and sides of jungle.
Sir Charles
Vintage
And here is one tied in hand, tied to fish low water by Adrian Cortes Frederick Hill – Salmon Fishing – The Greased Line on Tag: Gold tinsel. Tail: Topping. Body: Olive green silk with embossed gold tinsel. Hackle: Pale navy blue, almost as long as the body. Wing: Teal with peacock. Hills states that “Most salmon anglers know the standard dressing of the Sir Charles. It is fished in bright sunlight. I prefer the above dressing which is useful in all weathers from May onwards.”
Sir Percy
A very nice Sir Percy on a vintage 1/0 hook from Eunan Hendron Kelson – The Salmon Fly, 1885 Tag: Gold twist and gold silk. Tail: A topping and a Chatterer. Butt: Black herl. Body: Two turns of claret silk, two turns of claret seal’s fur, followed by black seal’s fur. Ribs: Gold tinsel (oval). Hackle: Natural black, from claret fur. Throat: Jay. Wings: Tippet strands, two strips of mallard, and a topping. Sides: Jungle Head: Black herl. An old standard on the Deveron. Kelson attributes the pattern to Sir Percy Duke. Hardy – Salmon Fishing, 1907 Tag: Gold tinsel; gold floss Tail: Topping; chatterer. Butt: Black herl. Body: Two turns claret floss; two turns claret seal’s fur, followed by black seal’s fur. Ribs: Gold tinsel. Hackle: Black. Throat: Jay. Wing: Tippet strands; two strips of mallard; topping. Sides: Jungle cock. Head: Black. Sir Peter WM Tag: Silver tinsel. Tail: Golden pheasant rump feather. Body: Mixture of orange and yellow mohair, mohair in the body well picked out; Ribbing; Silver tinsel with gold twist Hackle: Red cock hackle down body. Shoulder: cock hackle (dyed claret) Wings: Mottled turkey of brownish tinge. Head: Black “Sir Peter” is a very nice fly, not by any means new to the
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