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The Grey Watchet
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:29 am
by Updtate
Hook. Alec Jackson North Country size 13 2x short.
Silk. Pearsalls gossamer yellow.
Body. Same.
Thorax. Peacock Herl.
Hackle. Light Partridge.
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Re: The Grey Watchet
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:34 am
by letumgo
Absolutely gorgeous.
Re: The Grey Watchet
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:22 am
by Ron Eagle Elk
I agree with Ray. Just gorgeous. How do you like those AJ hooks? Tried them once a few years back, lost two nice fish due to hooks straightening out. Never went back.
Re: The Grey Watchet
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 2:10 pm
by redsedge
Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:22 am
How do you like those AJ hooks? Tried them once a few years back, lost two nice fish due to hooks straightening out. Never went back.
I second REE on the Alec Jackson hook - look good but very thin, bendable wire.
Re: The Grey Watchet
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:43 pm
by Updtate
Yeah It's a" look at" fly hook!
Re: The Grey Watchet
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 9:56 pm
by Brooktrout52
Beautiful fly!
Re: The Grey Watchet
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:14 pm
by joaniebo
Interesting how a slight change in a dressing results in a different name.
For quite a few years, I've tied various "thread and hackle dressings" with the addition of a thorax or wire rib - sometimes both - and just continued to call them as a P&O, P&Y, etc.