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Spey Fly History In his first book, The Art of Angling (1836) Scottish angler and poet, Thomas Tod Stoddart, described several flies used for Atlantic salmon – “While on salmon flies, we may notice some of the most effective kinds for Scottish rivers. These may be reduced to three or four; and first, the professor’s on a large scale, with its mallard wings, yellow silk body, and red or black hackles, only let the hackles be brought down somewhat farther on the… Read More »greatest Spey Flies ever tied – discover early history here