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The August Brown.
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 2:50 pm
by upstatetrout
I found this pattern in Roger Foggs book A Handbook of North Country Trout Flies. It comes from J. Jackson The Practical Fly Fisher written in 1854( winged wet flies for rough streams). Found it very interesting.
August Brown.
Hook. Daiichi 1480 size 12.
Silk. Light Brown. I used Pearsalls gossamer 6b.
Tail. Grizzled hen.
Body. Lt. Brown silk.
Wing. Hen pheasant.
Hackle. Grizzled hen.
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Re: The August Brown.
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 5:46 pm
by daringduffer
I really like your flies!!
And hooks. Kamasan B525 with another name.
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Re: The August Brown.
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:30 am
by Ron Eagle Elk
That's a very nicely dressed fly. I like it a lot. Did you lacquer the tips of the wings so they would hold their shape?
Re: The August Brown.
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:15 am
by upstatetrout
Thank you Ron I did not laquer the tips but perhaps as an experiment I will try that!
Re: The August Brown.
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:17 pm
by Ron Eagle Elk
Using a bit of "Cellire" on the wing tips is a trick I got from John Reid's book Clyde Style Flies and Their Dressings. I used it when I was dressing a lot of Clyde and Tummel style flies.