"About 1905 Alonzo Stickney Bacon, of Boston, conceived the idea of
utilizing the tail feathers of a barnyard cock as a lure for ouananicke."
[land-locked salmon.]
"He tied some with long, white feathers to a fish hook and trailed it
through the water of Grand Lake and Stream. The idea was to have
a lure to take the place of a strip of port rind, cut in the shape of
a minnow, which had been a favorite until the law prohibited fishing
there, except with artificial flies.
Mr. Bacon called it the White Feather. Guides who followed the idea
termed it the Cock-a-doodle-doo.
Dana Chapman, the Boston fly maker who first tied them commercially,
renamed the pattern Morning Glory. A popular version with a tinsel body,
white legs and white hackle streamer is known as the Rooster's Regret."
Morning Glory
as tied by Marceko Morales
Tag: Flat silver tinsel.
Body: Red silk, wrapped thinly.
Rib: Flat silver tinsel.
Throat: White bucktail, past bend. Under this is a black
silver pheasant crest, curving upwards. Under the crest is a bunch of
bright blue hackle fibers.
Wing: Long black silver pheasant crest, placed atop shank
(to replace peacock herl). Over this are four bright yellow saddle hackles.
Shoulder: Red body feather from golden pheasant, 1/3 length of wing.
Cheeks: Jungle cock.
Head: Red thread.
Credits: Quoted text, from Fly Patterns and Their Origins
by Harold Hinsdill Smedly, published by Westshore Publications. Color photo and recipe from
Forgotten Flies.
We appreciate use permission! ~ DLB
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