The original British 'green' fly that refused to die because it still brings great results and is now probably one of the best known Salmon flies in the world. It works its appeal in clear water, often stimulating heart stopping takes. Its appeal reaches around the globe from Scotland and Scandinavia to Russia and to the west coast of the U.S.A.
Designed by William Henderson in the 1840's. The Durham Ranger was the first of the Ranger series of flies popular in the mid to late 19th century. Many of the Ranger styles of flies are associated with the inland waters of Ireland. The Durham Ranger and the Parson were designed to imitate butterflies and both do a fantastic job.
A fancy, shiny pattern, which is particularly useful when the water is cloudy or coloured. It is in this situation that you benefit from the bright blue and magenta colours and the iridescent tinsel that gleams in the murky water. This pattern has a long history, first tied in the late 1850s by its originator, the Reverend P. S. Wilkinson, it was used on the Tweed with great effect, and still is 150 years later.



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