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Denson's Swamp Donkey
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:08 am
by ScottP
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Re: Denson's Swamp Donkey
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:35 pm
by hankaye
Scott P. Howdy;
Beautiful fly, and I need to ask, is there a difference in the properties of the 2 ducks
that would effect the fly (webbyness or other such), or would it just be "appearances" ?
Thanks for your thoughts.
hank
Re: Denson's Swamp Donkey
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:40 pm
by ScottP
Hank,
Thanks. I've never had any mandarin duck to tie with so I can't make a comparison between the two; hopefully, someone else will chime in. I do like hackling with woodduck; the stem seems to be a bit thinner than mallard, making it easier to get the fibers to lay properly.
Regards,
Scott
Re: Denson's Swamp Donkey
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:43 pm
by letumgo
A much prettier fly than the name would suggest. Beautifully executed, too.
Another handsome fishing fly.
Re: Denson's Swamp Donkey
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:22 am
by hankaye
Scott P. Howdy;
Thanks for the response, I'm gonna have ta try tyin' some of those ... one of these years
,
hank
Re: Denson's Swamp Donkey
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:30 am
by chase creek
Strange name for a fly (But I like it!). Great looking tie.
I have meant to mention that I really like your method of posting, with the 3 different views of a fly. Gives really good idea of the construction of the pattern, and a better idea of how the fly should look.
Re: Denson's Swamp Donkey
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:27 pm
by wsbailey
I recently bought some beautiful wood duck feathers from Chris Krosch (
putz25@outlook.com). He also has Mandarin duck feathers but is low on them right now. He has plenty of wood duck though.
Re: Denson's Swamp Donkey
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 2:42 pm
by William Anderson
Wow. That's really a good looking pattern. Just beautiful.
w