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Well this fly is really interesting. I have had this recipe in my fly archive since around 2000. I have certainly seen it in a fly fishing magazine in the last few years and of course I have looked for that and have searched the web but can't find any reference to this fly any where. I have the spelling the same as the iconic Irish fly fishing town of Connemara and that may be where I have gone wrong so I have searched similar names also to no avail. In any case it is a useful fly and consequently I have included it in my list of loch style fly recipes. If you know more a bout the fly described perhaps you could let me know.

My notes show the materials as set out below but my expectation is that the original would have a Blue Jay hackle beard.

Materials

Process

A	Wind the thread in touching turns from the 95% position to the bend of the hook. Understanding hooks Tie in a tail of hen hackle fibres that have been died yellow. The finished tail should be equal in length to around 2/3 the length of the hook. Tails on flies

B	Strip two strands out of a length of 6 or 8 ply wool and tie in a butt of orange wool. Tie in a length of silver wire in front of the butt.

C	Using the single strand dubbing technique build up a cigar shaped body between the wool butt and up to the 80% position. Wind the wire forward forming 4 or 5 body segments on the fly. Body segments on flies

D	Rotate the hook 180 degrees and tie in a bead of fibres taken from a swamp hen feather. The tips of the beard should partially obscure the point of the hook. Rotate the hook back to its original position.

E	Tie in a the wing with the tips finishing about half way along and above the tail. Build up a neat thread head. Whip finish the head, trim the thread and varnish the head.

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