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nfrechet
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by nfrechet » Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:13 am
Magalloway
Hook - Mustad 3399 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Tag - Flat gold tinsel
Tail - Yellow hackle fibers
Butt - Back chenille
Body - Light brown wool
Throat - Brown hackle fiber
Wing - Peacock sword fibers
Trout - Ray Bergman
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hankaye
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by hankaye » Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:41 am
norm, Howdy;
Any idea what it's supposed to represent?
Beauty regardless.
hank
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nfrechet
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by nfrechet » Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:13 am
my uneducated guess might be a caddis?
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letumgo
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by letumgo » Thu Dec 09, 2021 12:17 pm
The waist on this fly kinda reminds me of the grooming of my sister's poodle "Poofy"... (friendly humor)
Norm - Your sword work (wing) is really impressive. When I've tried, the sword fibers end up splayed all over the place. (not that it matters on a fishing fly, but on it makes me appreciate the skill in execution for the fly above).
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nfrechet
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by nfrechet » Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:18 pm
ray
if i were to lightly blow on that wing the strands would be all over the place
peacock sword fibers are one of the hardest tying materials to work with

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by letumgo » Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:36 pm
Lesson: “hold your breath while tying sword wings”
Got it!
