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From Anton Rist an Evangeline Variation
From Bud Guidry Elegant Simplicity
From Dave McNeese an Orange Heron and Pearl Peril
From David White A Sir Richard
From Edwin Rist A Green Highlander & Pyrite
From Gordeaux The Mary O and Purple Infusion
From Kyle Hand A Blue Baron Variation
From Stefano Farkas No 1 A Golden Lady & Popham
From Stefano Farkas No 2 A Greenhighlander & Butcher
From Stefano Farkas No 3 A Baron & Childers
From Stefano Farkas No 4 A jumbo Popham
From Stefano Farkas No 5 Three Doctors
From Stefano Farkas No 6 A Jock Scott
Growing Your Own Silk Gut by Jim Blais
Indian Crow / Red-Ruffed Fruit Crow
Indian Crow Subs by Don Colman
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Making a Chute Wing Setter by Don Colman
National Geographic Silk Gut Article
Notes on Salmon Fly Storage By David White
Raising Heritage Turkeys By Kyle Hand
Tapered Floss Underbodies By Stefano Farkas
The 2004 International Fly Tying Symposium
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The Pine Meadow House Gang or A Fly Tyer?s Excellent Adventure
The Tinsel Belt by Tero Lannes
Tinsel Bodies by Wayne Luallen
Toppings and Tails by David White
It is now September 2005. Stefano has spent the summer fishing and is now back to tying Salmon Flies. He was kind enough to dress a Jock Scott in stages for us.
As I promised to you, after the fishing period I started tying again and so I have a new fly for your "flies in stages". I decided to tye a Jock Scott because I consider it "the mother of all the Classic Flies" of the Victorian age. The pattern is as indicated by T.E.Pryce-Tannatt in his beautiful book "How to dress Salmon Flies", firstly edited 1914. In the chapter XII with the title :" The sixth lesson- A built wing pattern with a jointed floss body " he says: " This is one of the most difficult patterns to dress, and to dress it well constitutes a test of ability".
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For this reason, I really suggest the beginners to start tying simple patterns ( as blue charm ) but then trying to tye the Jock Scott continuously, until the moment in which they will do it well. After, they will be able to tye all the patterns they want, without finding insurmountable difficulties. Pay attention with the turkey underwings: together with the wings you will have a bulky material which will not allow to tye a tiny head.
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I tied this Jock Scott on a 9/0 Harrison&Bartleet by Ron Reinhold: it?s a big fly and for this reason I used two golden ph. crests for the tail and three for the topping. The effect which I wanted to obtain was to reproduce a blond-water falls.