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Old 11-09-2010, 04:33 PM
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Anyone got a pattern for a "Delfur Fancy" please. I have already googled without success, found photos but no dressing in Fly Tying Materials Vol 1,
and vague references in other places but noi one has a dressing.

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Old 12-09-2010, 08:44 AM
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Anyone got a pattern for a "Delfur Fancy" please. I have already googled without success, found photos but no dressing in Fly Tying Materials Vol 1,
and vague references in other places but noi one has a dressing.

Thanks
Idly googling this am brought this up... may help or may not... post #13

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Old 12-09-2010, 11:24 AM
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Found:
Green King,
Black dog
Lady Caroline
Purple King
Black king
Grey Heron
Gold Reeach
Mrs Grant,
Glen Grant
and Carron
All classic Spey paterns but no Delfur fancy, sorry.

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Some Spey patterns on here and the rest are just so great to look at.
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Old 12-09-2010, 12:21 PM
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heres something else from the web

Thought you might be interested in another version of "Delfur Fancy"

TAG: Silver twist & yellow floss
TAIL: Tpg & Indian Crow
BUTT: Black Ostrich herl
BODY: 1/3 yellow floss, rest black floss
HACKLE: Grey Heron over front third
RIB: Broad silver with 2 turns of fine oval silver between (1 counter wound)
THROAT: Brown Spey cock (or red Golden Pheasant rump)
WINGS: Tpts with married yellow, red, white, red Swan, Teal. Tpg over
CHEEKS: Jungle Cock
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Here's another via Delfur Fancy - Spey Pages

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As a side note, the wings on the two flies above look more like yellow swan, lady amherst tail, red swan, lady amherst tail rather than white swan.
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