Question for Scandinavian Tyers

[Hywel 0]

G'Day Guys,

 

Would any of you know the ORIGINAL tying recipe (plus materials) and maybe a bit of history for the 'LAXA BLUE?

 

Any help will be truly appreciated!

 

Hywel

[ScandinavianTyer 0]

In one of the most beautifull and extensive books about atlantic salmon flies "Fishing Atlantic Salmon"- The flies and the patterns: by Joseph D. Bates Jr. and Pamela Bates Richards: it says:

 

Laxa Blue:

 

Originated by Thordur "Doddi" Petursson. Named for the the Big Laxa "Laxa in Adaldal" where he worked as a river warden.

 

Dressing:

 

Tag: Fine oval silver and fluo. yellow-orange flosss

 

Tail: GP crest

 

Butt: Black Ostrich

 

Body: light blue floss

 

Ribbing: Oval silver tinsel

 

Throathackle: silver doctor blue hackle fibres

 

Wing: Grey squirrel dyed silver doctor blue

 

Head: Black

[pallagust 0]

Hi

 

This is a pictures of the fly -

 

http://www.frances.is/Vorur/Vorur/Laxaflugur/laxablatvi.jpg

 

http://www.frances.is/Vorur/Vorur/Laxaflugur/laxablaein.jpg

 

http://galleriflugur.is/?id=294&vm=2&t=is

 

http://www.veidihornid.is/myndir/netverslu...ur/Laxa-bla.jpg

 

ScandinavianTyer has the recipe right but he forgot the ostrich. The color of the sqiurrel and throat is just called light blue (Silver doctor blue is more fancy name for light blue) in the orginal recipe from Þórður.

 

Its tyed on a 4 - 14 sized hook and the most effective size here in iceland is 10 but in Laxá í Aðaldal the size 6 is the most common. There are more variations of the fly called laxá brún, laxá gul, laxá svört and laxá grá. Laxá brún (laxa brown) is good in colored water, laxá grá (laxá grey) is good in rain, laxá gul (Laxa yellow) is good when the water temp. is high (in iceland about 19°c) and laxá svört (Laxa black) is good when the weather is bright?? (happens occatinally here in iceland). The color indicates the color of the squirrel...

 

Hope this helps

 

Palli

[ScandinavianTyer 0]

You are right Palli on the picture it does have a black ostrich butt. I just wrote the pattern from the book, so it sems mr. Bates forgot the butt too. I have edited the pattern description so it is right now!