fly patterns
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Name: Larva, Phantom Thread: Olive Body: stretched polythene 1/16th inch wide tied in at shoulder and wound to tail and back over silvered hook Hackle: Badger, soft and longfibre -
Name: Larva, Phantom Thread: Brown Body: 1 strand marabou white silk with narrow silver rib and thorax of 2 strands orange marabou, the whole covered with clear PVC -
Name: Last Hope, The Thread: Pale yellow Tail: Dark Honey dun, short fibre or cream cock, short fibre Body: 2 or 3 Norwegian Goose or Condor herls Hackle: Dark Honey dun, short fibre or cream cock, short fibre -
Name: Leckford Professor Body: Hare's fur on Brown silk rbd flat gold Hackle: White followed by Red cock's Misc: Tied in reverse, ie Hackle at Bend of Hook, tail at eye Reference: D.J.Collyer -
Name: Leech Tail: Black or brown marabou Body: Black fur Wings: Black or Brown Marabou in three bunches at equal intervals along body with last at the head Hackle: False, of Yellow Marabou Reference: S.D.Price -
Name: Lee's Favourite Body: Black floss rbd silver oval Wings: Starling Alternative: Jay Hackle: Black Reference: S.D.Price -
Name: Leprechaun Tail: Lime-green cock's Body: Fluorescent green chenille rbd silver Wings: 4 lime-green cock's hackles Hackle: Lime-green cock's Reference: Peter Wood 1972 -
Name: Leptophlebia Thread: Maroon Tail: three Heron herls Body: Peacock quill varnished Thorax: Grey fur Wings: Wing Buds: Heron herl Hackle: Blue-dun Hen Reference: Charles Jardine 1985 -
Name: Leslie's Lure Tail: Brown-barred squirrel tail fibres Body: Red, yellow or green chenille rbd silver oval Wings: 2 pairs of Hen pheasant body feathers tied to lie close alongside the body Reference: New Zealand -
Name: Lewi's Killer Thread: Black Tail: Black fibres Body: Black wool rbd two distinct bands of gold thread Hackle: Long black hen drawn below body Reference: Lewi Davies c.1930. Sewin, Wales -
Name: Lily Langtry Thread: Black Tail: Bright orange Body: Signal-green fluorescent wool with silver tag and rbd silver Wings: 2 bright green hen hackles back to back Hackle: Bright orange -
Name: Lime Doll Tail: Piece of body floss teased out Body: 2 peices of Lime-green DFM Wool tied in at tail. 1 piece wound normally, then 2nd piece folded over top over body Head: Black silk Reference: S.D.Price -
Name: Limerick, No-Name Tail: GP Crest Tips/Butt/Tag: Tag: Gold or Silver tinsel and Golden silk Butt: Black Ostrich Body: Rear half: Gold silk Rest: Purple silk Rib: Oval silver Wings: Summerduck with GP Crest either side Hackle: Purple Cock, palmerwise Reference: Hi-Regan. Ireland -
Name: Lion, Little Thread: Black Body: Black Silk rbd thin gold thread/wire Wings: Dark bronze Mallard Hackle: Coch-y-bondhu or Yellow/Black feathers Reference: Wales (North) -
Name: Little's Fancy Tail: GP Crest Body: Silver Wings: Hen Pheasant centre tail Hackle: Ginger -
Name: Little Favourite Tail: Blue dun Body: Dark olive-green silk Wings: Blae Hackle: Blue dun Reference: Hardy Bros catalogue 1907 -
Name: Lochaber Body: Orange or yellow floss Hackle: Mottled grouse Reference: Samuel Taylor 1809 Henry Wade 1861 -
Name: Loch Awe Body: Orange mohair Wings: Pheasant tail Hackle: Red cock's Reference: Henry Wade 1861 -
Name: Loch Awe, Dark Body: Copper peacock herl Wings: Waterhen Hackle: Black cock's Reference: Henry Wade 1861 -
Name: Lock's Fancy Tail: Pale Honey Dun Body: Light primrose silk rbd gold Wings: Light Starling Hackle: Pale Honey Dun -
Name: Longhorns Thread: Green Body: 2-3 strands dull-green dyed Ostrich tied thickly, then trimmed to taper from thick at bend to very thin at eye Hackle: Pale cream-dun cock's, palmerwise, butt at tail Reference: J.Goddard -
Name: Longhorns Pupa Thread: Brown Body: 2 strands sea-green Ostrich herl, rbd fine gold Thorax: Sepia Ostrich over front 1/3 of body Hackle: Brown partridge Misc: Antennae: 2 dark pheasant tail fibres slanting over body for twice its length Variations in colour: Chestnut Thorax with sea-green body Chestnut Thorax with amber body Reference: B.Clark -
Name: Long John Silver Tail: 4 White or Black plus 2 olive, Ostrich herls mixed Body: Rear Body: Scarlet Chenille Front Body: Black Chenille rbd Medium Silver Reference: Freddie Rice -
Name: Long-Nosed Dace Tail: Cream cock's hackle fibres Body: Pale green wool Wings: Medium-Olive marabou fibres Hackle: Orange hackle fibres as beard Misc: Sides along body: Mylar, gold with black edge along top -
Name: Long Tailed Tit Tail: 4 strands Herl as body extending 11/2"-2" beyond bend of hook Body: 3 strands Green/Bronze Peacock Herl Misc: Beard: 6-10 White Hackle Reference: Freddie Rice -
Name: Lord's Killer Tail: Black squirrel tail fibres Body: Yellow, red, green or orange chenille Wings: 6 pairs Woodcock breast lying alongsied body in 3 pairs, longest to end of body Reference: New Zealand -
Name: Loyalist (The) Tail: GP Crest dyed orange Tips/Butt/Tag: Tag: Fine silver oval Body: Blue seal's fur rbd broad silver oval Wings: White Duck with GP Crest dyed purple Hackle: Bright red Reference: Ireland (ST) -
Name: Lunn's Particular Thread: Crimson Tail: Red cock's Body: undyed hackle stalk from Rhode Island Red cock's hackle (very dark red) Wings: 2 medium blue-dun cock's hackle points tied flat Hackle: Red cock's Reference: W.J.Lunn 1917