valeev писал(а): из чего получились эти упросщенные варианты очень уловистых мух
Willie Gunn точно получился сам по себе:
"Named for the Sutherland Estate's head kepper on the Brora, the Willie Gunn is dressed as a tube fly with its three colours evenly distributed rather than tied separately. It has proven to be a highly successful pattern in a variety of sizes and weights." Cln. Jf. D. Bates, JR
Хотя есть альтернативные мнения:
Pattern:
Willie Gunn WILLIE GUNN, the angler, gave his name to one of the deadliest salmon flies that have ever been tied. The fly is an essential part of many a salmon fisherman's equipment and is especially productive in cold water conditions, at the beginning or end of the season. "To be Willie Gunnless on any Highland stream was to be improperly dressed," wrote Bruce Sandison in Trout & Salmon.
It was
Rob Wilson who had a tackle shop in Brora, Sutherland
who tied the original Willie Gunn fly. It was one of about
20 experimental patterns and Wilson asked Gunn to select one.
Gunn's experienced eye fell upon one which was intended to be a
hair-wing variation of another noted salmon fly, the Thunder & Lightning. "By gum" said Gunn, "that one looks bonny. That's the fly I would use." Well," said Wilson, you must have it and we will name the fly the Willie Gunn." Gunn's instant judgment was rapidly vindicated. That very day he caught six fish with the black, orange and yellow fly, and four the day after. Word spread and everyone on the River Brora began to use the Willie Gunn. Now it is known throughout the salmon fishing world.
According to one story, the Queen Mother, a skilled and enthusiastic salmon fisher, knew the fly, though not the man himself. It is said that she turned to her ghillie on an unproductive day and asked why they had not tried the Willie Gunn. "Ma'am" he said "I am Willie Gunn." Lord Strathnaver, the son of the Countess of Sutherland, for whose family Gunn acted as chauffeur and ghillie, said of him: "Willie was an extremely amusing gentleman and of course, famous as both fisherman and ghillie.
"He loved to help people to catch their first salmon. He always knew where fish were likely to be caught whatever the river level, and he was an absolute master of
short casting. He could not see the need for
long casting, preferring
to keep everything as simple as possible."
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