Private Eye Soft Hackle

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Roadkill
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Private Eye Soft Hackle

Post by Roadkill » Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:29 pm

I created this fly to use the Peacock Eye that I had trimmed the tips off for my #16 DMS Caddis heads...
http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11307

ImageRIMG1464 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

I tied about 4 herls in at the hook bend using the spot where I had cut off the tips & twisting them into a rope to form the body. The fly shows the bright Green, then the Gold and a little of the bright Blue of the feather.

ImageRIMG1465 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Hook- Mustad 3906B #12
Thread- Kimono Mossy Oak Silk
Body-Peacock Eye
Rib-SM Silver Ultra wire
Thorax-Peacock Black Ice Dub
Hackle-Whiting Dark Natural Dun Hen
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Re: Private Eye Soft Hackle

Post by DarrellP » Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:24 pm

A beauty! Very creative.
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Re: Private Eye Soft Hackle

Post by nfrechet » Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:01 am

👍👍

nicely done using feathers in a different way other than stripping them
Flytiers sure have a way at making things difficult
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Re: Private Eye Soft Hackle

Post by Mike62 » Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:46 am

I love this pattern! Nicely done, Bill.
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Re: Private Eye Soft Hackle

Post by DUBBN » Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:40 am

Good looking pattern Bill
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Re: Private Eye Soft Hackle

Post by letumgo » Sat Sep 02, 2023 4:41 am

I’ve always been drawn to the peacocks eye feathers. The colors are so vibrant and captivating. You have beautifully incorporated them into your pattern.

Very well done Bill.
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