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DNicolson
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by DNicolson » Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:27 am
This was the third serious fly I dressed, the other two were Zonkers.
Hook: Size 12 nymph hook.
Silk: Hot orange. Pearsall.
Tail: Three Pheasant tail fibres, short.
Rib: Fine gold wire.
Body: 3-4 fibres reddish pheasant tail.
Thorax: Hares ear.
Hackle: Partridge, small short dark.
It could be worse I suppose, I'll need better magnification
than my reading glasses. I was really toiling and slow.
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tie2fish
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by tie2fish » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:06 am
'Tis a thing of beauty, Donald. It is a pleasure to see your dressings being posted once more.
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by michaelgmcgraw » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:09 am
I'll second that! The fly looks good to me.
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letumgo
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by letumgo » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:49 am
I am so happy to see you back at the vice, Donald. A handsome killer, you have tyed there!
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by kanutripr » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:10 pm
Just like riding a bike Donald.
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narcodog
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by narcodog » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:46 pm
Oh Donald your such a thrill seeker, tying with just your reading glasses.
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Soft-hackle
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by Soft-hackle » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:32 pm
Be patient, Donald. It'll all come back to you. I have to wear different glasses when tying other than my trifocals. I purchased a pair of magnifying readers. They work great. I use them for close-up artwork as well. The other two spiders look as if you are getting your touch back!
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by willowhead » Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:57 pm
Very nice fly.....
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by Ron Eagle Elk » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:14 pm
Donald,
Well done, my friend. After my cataract surgery, I'm lost without my magnifier for tying flies. I did have a really good pair of magnifying reading glasses, but the came up missing after tying at an Expo. If I can find another pair like them, I'll snatch them up in a second.
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"A man may smile and bid you hale yet curse you to the devil, but when a good dog wags his tail he is always on the level"
