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Is there such a pattern as "Cowdung", brief me!!

A Fish Tale

A brother angler and author whom most of us know either personally or though his writings was fishing the Berverkill near Cook's Falls one day, and there were several boys watching him from up on the bridge. After he had landed a nice trout, one of the boys called dowm, "Hey mister, what are you getting them on?"

"Cowdung[a wet-fly pattern]," was the brief reply.

After a bit of silence, the young rascal called down, "Hey, mister, did you ever try horse manure?"

--Ruben Cross (1940)

I will answer my own question!!

Cow Dung

Tier: Ed Gallop

Hook: Dry fly.

Thread: Gold with Black head.

Body: Gold floss.

Wing: Red duck quill.

Hackle: brown.

If you have spent much time traversing cow pastures I'm sure you can join me in saying you have stepped in cow dung, manure, pods, chips, or whatever you call it. Even if you haven't stepped in one you have probably noticed large amounts of flies that seem to find pleasure feasting and mating there. Nature is amazing sometimes.

These unique terrestrials are in the Diptera order known as True Flies and have the nickname of "Cow Dung Flies." When fishing waters near cow pastures you should be prepared to imitate them because they frequently find their way into the water and fish love them.

Taff Price used mixed yellow and olive seal's fur for the body but this fly is tied with a yellowish olive floss. The ginger hackle, and cinnamon hen wings are the same. Seal's fur has become very rare and is expensive when a supply is found.