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The Dark Needle.
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:06 am
by Updtate
From Brook and River Trouting by Harfield Edmonds #10 The Dark Needle.
Hook. Daiichi 1480 size 12.
Silk. Pearsalls gossamer Brown orange #6b.
Head. Magpie Herl.
Body. Brown orange silk.
Hackle. Brownish starling from where the wing meets the body.
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Re: The Dark Needle.
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:57 pm
by Theroe
Nice tie, Tom
Re: The Dark Needle.
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:40 pm
by letumgo
The hackle is especially interesting. I’ve not tried hackle from that region before.
Inspiring work Tom.
Re: The Dark Needle.
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:59 am
by BrkTrt
Well done on a most simple effective fly.
Alan
Re: The Dark Needle.
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:11 am
by 1Equinoxclan
...oh boy...simplicity !! like that tie...Im gunna twist up some.
Thanks
Re: The Dark Needle.
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:06 pm
by Theroe
Wing-pit........yet another term, unique to this forum.
Re: The Dark Needle.
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 6:45 pm
by redietz
letumgo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:40 pm
The hackle is especially interesting. I’ve not tried hackle from that region before.
IIRC, Edmonds and Lee claimed there were only about four such feathers on each bird.
Re: The Dark Needle.
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 10:23 pm
by NightWatchman
I believe it’s the deodorant the starling uses in that area that turns those 4 feathers tan.
