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Originally Posted by Highlander
...Afraid the Dark Mackerel is an entirely different fly with a body of Red Lurex, palmered claret hackle & wing of Bronze Mallard. A tail if required can be GP tippets.
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I believe this is the evolution that you describe:
However Graeme Harris & Moc Morgan, in 'Successful Sea Trout Angling' (p338) describe it as a the precursor of the 'Red Mackerel' variant which had a darker
furnace hackle.
PiB
