One of the world's better-known flies, originating from New Zealand, with a broad-spectrum imitative ability and very forgiving of incorrect retrieval technique. As the story goes, this fly was tied and used in 1936 by a party of anglers who returned, after a successful day's fishing, to hear the news of the abdication of King Edward VIII in order to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson. They decided to name it after her.
Imitates: Dragonfly nymph
METHOD
Stillwater: A slow strip or figure-of-eight with occasional short, fast strips to imitate dragonfly nymphs. Fish on fast-sink line deep, or around weed beds.
Running water: Fish across and down on a fast-sink line in flowing water. The Mrs Simpson can also imitate small fry so you can also do a fast retrieve with occasional pauses and accelerations.
Saltwater: Often imitates a small shrimp or sea louse and should be retrieved slowly in small jerks. Use the movement of the sea with a lead-core line and allow the moving water to drift the fly around for you.
Mrs Simpson (weighted)*
- Fly Patterns: Please note these are hand made items, so may vary slightly from the pictures on the website, due to natural variations in the materials used for our flies, variations in the dyeing process, and individual tying styles.
