They are reminiscent of the Hardy Fly Minnows but these have feathered spinners similar to the feathero spinning baits. They are very light and must have been designed for use with a fly rod.

They appear to be very good quality professionally made items.

Can anybody give me a manufacturer/seller or dates when they were sold ?

Cheers, Mike.

I have been thrown a bit of a curved ball today. It has been suggested that my flies are home made, I assume by a fisherman.

I cannot discount this theory but, as nobody has identified them yet, I have to agree that this maybe possible.

Cheers, Mike.

Hi Mike,
They look to me to be modified ABU FLY Spinners.If so,someone's gone to a lot of effort sticking feathers to the blade when a spot of paint would do the job.Maybe it's been done to get round "Fly only regulations"

Hello Mike,

I can tell you that Abu copied this style of fly. The Abu-fly spinners were made from 1963 until 1979 and they were designed to be cast with a spinning rod.

My flies were meant to be used with a fly rod and the design goes way back. In fact before the people that write the "regulations" knew that they could be considered as "spinners" ! They have their roots in the flies sold by Hardy, Watson & Halcock, Farlow and of course Allcock. Many will know of the Aaro fly for example.

However mine are not quite that old. My latest advice is that there were similar patterns sold (and made at home) in the 1950s. At that time they were also popular in Sweden ! So your thoughts about Abu were on the right track !

Thanks for your input, Mike.

I saw something similar in a old Alcocks catalogue , sold as Feather minnows
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Ask this chap: He'll likely know, http://andrewsofarcadia.com/

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Thanks flyfisherlady, I have emailed John to see whether he can thow any further light on them. If I get a response then I will be back.

Cheers, Mike.

The modern day equivalent
Thompson Gazelle Trout Flies Pack of 12
I dont think they are as old as they look FT judging by the beads which have been used.Quite possibly used with the bombarda float?Which I think is a Danish method.
Good luck in your quest.

Well thanks to everone that tried to help me. There was not a conclusive I.D. nor an absolute date.

As a collector I need to move on, if anyone is interested in owning these then I am happy to discuss an equitable swap for something that will interest me. I like anything British which is pre WW2 or anything Swedish just after WW2.

Let me know if you are interested.

Cheers, Mike.