Fly anglers from British Columbia, Canada know well the patterns produce by Noel Money. I picked the steelhead wet fly, the Grey Fly, as my first one from this series. Money is probably best known for his fly "General Money". This fly could also be tied in a trout size.
It is not a complicated pattern so it is well within the capabilities of a beginner fly tyer.
Brigadier-General Money had a very interesting life and his Wiki page is worth the read.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Noel Ernest Money, CMG DSO TD (17 March 1867 - 30 May 1941) was a brigadier-general in the British Army during the First World War.
Born in Canada but then educated and residing in England, Money first served in a militia infantry battalion. Then transferred to a regular infantry battalion, before resigning and joining the Shropshire Yeomanry. He served in the Second Boer War and the First World War, being invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George and the Distinguished Service Order and bar, for a second award.
In later life he returned to Canada becoming a hotelier and golf course owner. He was also the President of his local board of trade.
This fly was taken from the book "A Compendium of Canadian Fly Patterns" by Robert H. Jones and Paul C. Marriner, Gale's End Press, Fly Fishing Canada Publications, 2006.
30 дек 2023
