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Jock Scott fly

Jock Scott fly

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The Jock Scott is a dressed salmon fly created in 1850 by John (Jock) Scott, born at Branxholm in Roxburghshire in 1817.[2]

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The Jock Scott has been used as a metaphor for fly fishing in general. The protagonist of The Edwardians by Vita Sackville-West is described as follows at the coronation of George V: "He was bored, he was disgusted; he wished that he might be casting a Jock Scott into the Tay."[3][4][5]

History

The Jock Scott was created in 1850. See David Zincavage's article for more details.[6]

Tying instructions

The materials used in this fly are shown in the infobox. Many of the original components are from rare birds.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Kontio, Timo. "Fly tying the Jock Scott Salmon Fly Step by Step". Fly Tying Archive. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Jock Scott". Fish4flies. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Vita Sackville-West (1930). The Edwardians.
  4. [4]
    Vintage Classics, 2016, p. 242
  5. [5]
    "Fly Fishing". Fly Fisher Pro. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. [6]
    Zincavage, J. David (1991). The American Fly Fisherman. 17 (2): 21–26 http://www.amff.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1991-Vol17-No2web.pdf. Retrieved March 13, 2021. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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