Quoting from Favorite Flies and Their Histories
by Mary Orvis Marbury, "In the Fly-Fishers' Manual,
by T.C. Hofland, published in London in 1839, the author writes
as follows regarding the Hofland Fancy: "This fly, from its
having been my great favorite for many years, has, by my friends,
been named as above, and I am convinced of its excellence as a
general fly. I am content to adopt it. Mr. Willingham, formerly
of the Strand, sold great numbers of them under this name. I have
had sport with it in most parts of England . . .I rarely use any
other fly as a stretcher. I have killed trout with this fly at
Farmingham when the May fly has been strong on the water, and the
fish had refused any other I could offer. It may be used after
sunset, in any part of the kingdom, and in any season."
Recipe for the Hofland Fancy
Credits: Quoted text from Favorite Flies and
Their Histories, by Mary Orvis Marbury, published by
The Lyons Press. Color photo and recipe from Forgotten
Flies published by the Complete Sportsman.
|
