sandfly
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The history is muddy, but through it there are several books and references to Spey and Dee flies which both take their names from the respective rivers where the gillies tied flies specifically for their river. The Spey and Dee flies have differences which have to do with placement and attitude of the various parts to make the fly behave in a particular desired way in either of those famous rivers. In the mid 1800s, those flies lost favor, and eventually re-appeared in a vast array of patterns, not designed for those rivers, but for rivers in other regions and countries - including the USA. During the Victorian era, the gaudy salmon flies we associate with Atlantic Salmon Flies developed, with the notion Atlantic salmon ate butterflies. That idea has been discarded, while there is still some belief salmon continue to eat their favorite foods while at sea (shrimp), actual shrimp flies are a later development of what seems to be the earliest of salmon flies - the Grub. Historians believe Grub flies and the Spey and Dee flies came into being at about the same time.
If you are getting into salmon flies and want some easy patterns that catch fish then try a "Grub"
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If you are getting into salmon flies and want some easy patterns that catch fish then try a "Grub"
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