Mrs. Simpson

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Fly Materials

Wing	Rump feathers of the ringneck pheasant.
Tail	Black squirrel.
Body	Tying thread (Usually Black).

Tying Instructions

Instructions

Mrs. Simpson was
developed around the time a certain king abdicated
for the love of a woman. It's tied in the "Killer" style, distinctive
by the flat wings alongside the body. It's a New Zealand bred style.
Indeed, other than a fly called Walker's Killer from South Africa, and
your
Hornburg, I know of no other pattern of this style from the rest of the
world.

Note:
Often the church window feathers get used instead of the rump
feathers. A number of other similar flies use pheasant feathers from
both male and female Ringneck, and Golden Pheasants, and also peacock
and peahens.
The secrete to this fly, and indeed all killer lures is to ensure the
feathers are flat and even along the body, otherwise the fly has a
tendency to spin.
Thus the bodies are made from the tying thread, or thin wool, in order
to keep the wings flat.
Great wee fly to imitate a bully, or possibly dragonfly nymph.

Tying thread (Usually Black).