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My Perditions are a take-off of Perdigons. I try to simplify the materials and cut out some stages of the originals.
In this case, I did not use Jig hooks and used the FL hot spot threads for the tying thread on some patterns depending on the under-body color I wanted instead of changing from the under-body tying thread.

My friend Ken had mentioned his recent success with the Gasolina Perdigon...
https://tacticalflyfisher.com/blogs/new ... e-dna-worm

Part of my change for these flies is related my own fishing and to this video about testing hooks and the angle the fish might see...
https://troutbitten.com/2020/03/15/nymp ... -jig-hook/



Here is the first one off the vise...

A Rusty Bown Perdition...
RIMG9908 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Hook-Wholesale Fly Company M 28 #16
Thread & under-body- Rusty Brown UTC 70
Tail-CDL fibers
Body-Rusty Brown Krystal Flash
Hot Spot-FL Orange UTC 70
Bead-Copper 5/64"


A Peacock KF body tied with FL Shell Pink UTC 70...
RIMG9891 by William Lovelace, on Flickr
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A Black KF body tied with FL Orange UTC 70...
RIMG9895 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

A Rainbow Crystal Flash Olive body tied with a UTC 70 FL White underbody and FL Shell Pink UTC 70 HS
RIMG9897 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Thanks Roadkill for sharing these patterns and the links. Im going to sit down and tie some these up, with the hopes that it warms up a bit in these parts. I have been working on some Bwo nymphs and softhackles. Between batttling COVID and the Michigan winter all I can think of are warm spring days.
Mike.