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The fly was originated by fly angler and author Lefty Kreh in the Chesapeake Bay for striped bass. The original fly was tied to resemble smelt , a common striped bass forage. The Deceiver is arguably the best known saltwater fly pattern in the world and in 1991 the U.S. Postal Service honored Kreh’s creation with a postage stamp.
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Mallard and Claret is a popular fishing fly in the United Kingdom.Also known as the 'M and C' it is a good general pattern that imitates a wide range of trout food items. The Mallard and Claret fly was created in the 1850s by Aberdeen fly tyer William Murdock.
Fly pattern may refer to: Fly route, also called a seam route, streak route or go route, a pattern run by a receiver in American and Canadian football, where the receiver runs straight upfield towards the endzone; Artificial fly or fly lure, a type of fishing lure, usually used in the sport of fly fishing and also used in other forms of angling
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If the fly imitates something specific, list the specific imitation, otherwise list one of these categories: Mayfly, Caddisfly, Stonefly, Baitfish, Terrestrial, Attractor (required) History Section (Optional) creator: If known, identify the original creator of the pattern created: If known, identify the year the pattern was originated othernames
Terrestrial fly patterns as a class of artificial was developed in earnest in the 1950s with the publication of Vincent C. Marinaro's A Modern Dry Fly Code-The Classic and Revolutionary Book on Dry-Fly Fishing with Aquatic and Terrestrial Artificials (1950). [2]
Fly patterns may or may not have an image or drawing of the finished fly to guide the tyer. Historically, fly patterns have been included in texts that discuss fishing with a particular genre of fly, fly-fishing technique or fly-fishing for specific species or genre of gamefish. There are, however, texts that are pure fly pattern and tying ...