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Described in detail by Charles Cotton in the 1676 edition of the Compleat Angler [sic] for fishing the waters of Derbyshire, this fly gives emense satisfaction and sense of history when I fish it today in the same waters some 300 odd years later. It never fails to raise some interest from the wild brown trout or indeed the stock rainbow. My personal favorite. Beautiful pattern beautifully tied.