Saltounn.
/ˈsɔːltən/ A variety of artificial trout fly (see quots.).
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1886 F. M. Halford Floating Flies v. 90 Saltoun. Wings. Palest starling. Body. Black silk, ribbed with silver wire. Hackle and Whisk. Pale ginger cock. Hook. 00 or 000. A very useful summer fly, invented by and named after the late Lord Saltoun [prob. Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun, d. Feb. 1886], a prominent member of the old Stockbridge Club.
1892 M. O. Marbury Favorite Flies (ed. 2) 379 (heading) Frederic M. Halford's floating flies for dry-fly fishing... No. 223 Saltoun.
1926 Chambers's Jrnl. 13 Feb. 164/1 There's a two-pounder at the stream-mouth that has risen twice to the saltoun.
1931 Hardy's Anglers' Guide (ed. 53) 66 Lake and Sea Trout Flies... No. 44. Saltoun.
1961 A. C. Williams Dict. Trout Flies (ed. 3) 302 Saltoun, an old pattern and a one-time favourite on the chalk streams. After falling into disuse, it has been revived in recent years as a lake fly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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