Purple Haze
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Purple Haze
Purple Haze
Hook: Sprite Perfect International #14
Thread: Pearsall's Gossamer, purple
Hackle: Brown partridge
Abdomen: Tying sink - single layer
Rib: Mixture of clear antron; mole, natural; mole, dyed cinnamon - inserted into split thread
Thorax: Touching turns of the ribbing twist
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Hans W
Re: Purple Haze
Just lovely!
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Re: Purple Haze
Gorgeous!
Am I imagining it, or didn't you post another fly by the same name some time back?
Am I imagining it, or didn't you post another fly by the same name some time back?
Bob
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Re: Purple Haze
Bob,
My flies folder would have objected in the event of duplication. I have a number of patterns which start with Purple, and a few with Haze in the name, but not in this combination.
As an aside, I have updated my section on Flytier's Page these past couple days adding over 300( ) patterns (as part of clearing my page update backlog effort) - perhaps worth a look/see...
http://www.danica.com/flytier/hweilenma ... enmann.htm
Cheers,
Hans W
The formerAm I imagining it, or didn't you post another fly by the same name some time back?
My flies folder would have objected in the event of duplication. I have a number of patterns which start with Purple, and a few with Haze in the name, but not in this combination.
As an aside, I have updated my section on Flytier's Page these past couple days adding over 300( ) patterns (as part of clearing my page update backlog effort) - perhaps worth a look/see...
http://www.danica.com/flytier/hweilenma ... enmann.htm
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Purple Haze
Beautiful fly Hans!
Must be something in the air. I was struck by the purple bug this weekend and tied two purple flies with purple silk dubbing.
Must be something in the air. I was struck by the purple bug this weekend and tied two purple flies with purple silk dubbing.
Re: Purple Haze
Hi Hans,Hans Weilenmann wrote: As an aside, I have updated my section on Flytier's Page these past couple days adding over 300( ) patterns (as part of clearing my page update backlog effort) - perhaps worth a look/see...
http://www.danica.com/flytier/hweilenma ... enmann.htm
Cheers,
Hans W
Beautiful pages of flies, i like most of them.
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Beautiful fly, Hans.
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Holy cow! what a great collection of flies, Hans. This one is a great addition to them.
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This is a great example of how the partridge might be the greatest soft-hackle hackle ever. That is spot on. I know it has everything to do with feather selection from a particular skin, but patridges are just hard to beat. (woodcock too. and grouse. well its hard to say really)
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