Origin of the Scraggly?

[millsie]

I grew up fishing the Farmington with my father, Al Mills, my uncle Earl Ierardi, and their good friend, Russ Ryder. They're all gone now. They fished mostly wets, with a streamer at the bottom and two droppers above that. One dropper always held a Scraggly, (Russ's pattern). I've been in S&M Fly Tying many times with these people. Only now do i realize how fortunate I was to be surrounded by these three great men. It's a shame we have no way to honor those who pioneered the sport on the Farmington. I'm sure they're spirits still roam the river. I talk to my father all the time when I'm fishing. The next time you're in the Hemlock Pool and you hear a whisper, you turn and no one's there, or an eagle flies over, I can tell you who it was.

[Byron haugh]

Really enjoy this thread. It is so interesting to read of these local patterns which become very favorite regional patterns. That is one of the reasons I really like reading Terry Helleckson's book "Popular Fly Patterns". He often highlights a locally developed pattern - though often Western in region. But, his book does include most popular patterns. Did not find the Scraggly though.

[WarrenP]

dhemenway,

Noticed you are a "newbie" and just wanted to welcome you to FAOL. From reading your first post, I can see that you are going to be a great asset to FAOL, so, a big welcome from Tennessee to you!

I really liked the sound of the PB Scraggly fly and wanted to try tying one and fishing it. There is very little on the internet for tying instructions, so, I read your description and tied up a few. I would appreciate it very much if you would look at it and tell me where I need to make some changes or went wrong. I really like this pattern and feel it will be a great producer for me and it really "fits" my style of fly fishing.

So, "click" on the attached picture, look it over and let me have it...Thank you for your time...