Mallard and Claret

A classic pattern of Scottish origin, often used in the middle or on the point of a wet fly cast when dark sedges are hatching , try it in smaller sizes just below the surface when there is a midge hatch. The Mallard and Claret is very old, going back as far as the 1850s; supposedly Aberdeen was the place of origin. But it is possible that an Irish version existed already at that time.