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The Rock

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:10 am
by Hans Weilenmann
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The Rock
Hook: Grip 14723BL (or Tiemco 206BL)
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, olive
Hackle: Hen, dyed cinnamon
Rib: Tying thread tag end, waxed and dusted sparsely with Argentinean hare, dyed amber
Body: Narrow hard green plastic ribbon taken from a tangerine bag, doubled, then twisted before wrapping

Cheers,
Hans W

Re: The Rock

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:30 pm
by skunkaroo
Nice "caddis" style softy, Hans. An interesting way to recycle :D

I'm starting to develop hook envy--those Grip hooks look great on this style of fly.

Aaron

Re: The Rock

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:49 pm
by Soft-hackle
Good looking fly, Hans. Glad to see you found your way to us.

Mark

Re: The Rock

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:18 pm
by letumgo
I think this pattern would make a killer Rhyacophilidae imitation. I wish I had this fly a couple summers ago when I was fishing in the Adirondacks. I found some crawling around on the rocks, but didn't have any imitations in my box to fish with. Here are a couple photos I took at the time.
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