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Red Woolley

Post by Hans Weilenmann » Sun May 06, 2012 8:54 am

This one is for you, Donald 8-)

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Red Woolley
Hook: Sprite Grub #12
Thread: Danville Flymaster 6/0, scarlet
Hackle: Hen, dyed black
Tag/rib: Thread tag end
Body: Peacock herl

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Re: Red Woolley

Post by Soft-hackle » Sun May 06, 2012 8:55 am

Hans,
You can't beat peacock with red. This is superb!

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Re: Red Woolley

Post by Old Hat » Sun May 06, 2012 9:03 am

I have to say that you see lots of flies with this combination of materials but few that are tied as nicely as this. To get that many well formed wraps through the peacock without tying down a lot of fibers is a feat. Well done sir.
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Re: Red Woolley

Post by Donald Nicolson » Sun May 06, 2012 9:45 am

A great dressing Hans, I'll have to make some of those.
I think Roger Woolley would have liked it to. :D
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Re: Red Woolley

Post by hankaye » Sun May 06, 2012 11:27 am

Hans, Howdy;

Fantastic eye appeal, helped the coffee go down this AM.

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Re: Red Woolley

Post by Mataura mayfly » Sun May 06, 2012 2:34 pm

Very neatly tied, great combination of materials and great form with the ribbing that the fibres are not trapped as Old Hat has stated.
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Re: Red Woolley

Post by Hans Weilenmann » Sun May 06, 2012 2:52 pm

Mataura mayfly wrote:Very neatly tied, great combination of materials and great form with the ribbing that the fibres are not trapped as Old Hat has stated.
Jeff, herl can be tied in to have the flue angle forward or backward. Running ribbing through works much easier if the flue angles in the direction the ribbing is traveling.

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Re: Red Woolley

Post by Mataura mayfly » Mon May 07, 2012 12:41 am

Hans, very true..... if you don't do what I usually do and twist two or three herls together and wrap over previous wraps to get some bulk in the body.
I must admit I do not tie a lot of slim bodied herl flies..... perhaps I should!
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