March brown?

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Terrestrial12
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March brown?

Post by Terrestrial12 » Thu Sep 08, 2022 5:09 pm

Idk what it is bit I thought it would look awesome if I took frank sawyers dressing for his bowtie buzzer and made it the body of a soft hackle.
Size 10 mustad 3366
Tail of phesant tail fibers
Body of silver tinsel
Counter ribbed with phesant tail
Ribbed with fine gold wire
Brown partridge hackle
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Re: March brown?

Post by Fishnkilts » Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:00 pm

You won't be getting any complaints from me. It's a beautiful looking fly. Good for you to reach for the bleachers or think out of the box like you did.

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Re: March brown?

Post by jcwillow777 » Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:07 pm

Very nice! Looks like a fish catcher to me.
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Re: March brown?

Post by DUBBN » Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:39 pm

It looks like a March Brown pattern to me.👍👍
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Re: March brown?

Post by letumgo » Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:12 am

Wonderful pattern, and beautifully executed.

Taking traditional patterns and making them your own is a lot of fun. Inspirational… ;)
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Re: March brown?

Post by Terrestrial12 » Fri Sep 09, 2022 11:11 am

Thanks guys! I think it looks pretty cool but I'm hoping the under layer of silver will do as Sawyer intended and give an illusion of translucency and gas layer. We shall see.
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Re: March brown?

Post by DUBBN » Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:09 pm

Terrestrial12 wrote: Fri Sep 09, 2022 11:11 am Thanks guys! I think it looks pretty cool but I'm hoping the under layer of silver will do as Sawyer intended and give an illusion of translucency and gas layer. We shall see.
If it is not a Chironomid I do not worry about gasses. Your pattern does not need them.
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Re: March brown?

Post by Terrestrial12 » Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:23 pm

Wait...is that not what aids a lot of nymphs in making its way to the surface, the gasses that form between the nymphal skin layers? Is this not why the spun bodies in flymphs that trap tiny air bubbles are so important? Sorry I not a bug guy but I'm slowly learning.
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Re: March brown?

Post by DUBBN » Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:35 pm

Terrestrial12 wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:23 pm Wait...is that not what aids a lot of nymphs in making its way to the surface, the gasses that form between the nymphal skin layers? Is this not why the spun bodies in flymphs that trap tiny air bubbles are so important? Sorry I not a bug guy but I'm slowly learning.
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