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Originally Posted by JOCELIN
The Hairy Mary and garry are 2 different patterns here in CAnada
I also posted the HArry mary in another post
I know about the golden retriever my fly also has it on I have 3 golden retreiver here at home the hair is from RUSTY
HAiry MAry was first introduced from inverness Scotland in tthe 60's by John reidpath and is tied throat style and for the wing red brown fitch tail or red squirrel is used
Here is the HAiry marry
Here is the GArry or minister dog first tied by John wright the son of the noted fly tyer JAmes wright in the 40's and has yellow floss for the tag
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Yes, Jocelin, The Garry and the Hairy Mary are two separate and very distinct patterns. As I understand it, the wing of the original dressing of the Garry was composed of Golden Retriever hair over a few strands of red hair. I believe that the tail also included a slip of red ibis feather tied in over the golden pheasant crest feather. The hackle, tied beard style, was of dyed blue gallena (Guinea Fowl). Today, bucktail or squirrel, dyed yellow, is usually substituted for the Golden Retriever hair, as shown in my simplified example above.
The Hairy Mary is one of our earliest hairwing patterns, dating back to around 1950, when it was in use on northern rivers such as the Ness and Conon. Its design is attributed, as you say, to Johnny Reidpath, an Inverness tackle merchant. In smaller sizes, the wing can be of red or brown squirrel but, particularly in larger sizes, it is most often of brown bucktail. The ribbing can be of gold or silver oval tinsel.
Hairy Mary
