Lawrie's Originals

[Donald Nicolson]

An addition to the W. H. Lawrie article on my
web-site, these are his flies.
Tied approx. 1939.

http://donaldnicolson.webplus.net/page309.html

What do you think of his fly dressing?

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Donald,

It reinforces my belief that the tiers before the advent of macrophotography and the internet weren't as "tidy" as some of us are today. In some cases his hackle looks to be a bit long, the body a bit lumpy, whisks slightly askew, things like that. I would also bet that they killed many a trout in their day, and, tied exactly the same, would do so today as well.

REE