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fly 1
hook TMC size 14 nymph
thread Sheer 14/0 black
tail and body pheasant tail black
rib Krystal flash shrimp pink twisted
thorax peacock herl
hackle starling



Fly 2
hook TMC size 14 nymph
thread Uni olive 8/0
dubbing blend of olive, dark olive, and squirrel belly dyed hares ear dubbing, and red fox squirrel dubbing
rib 2 kinds of krystal flash twisted, U.V. pearl and peacock
thorax dark olive hares ear
hackle olive hen

Oh Boy! Nice flies--just add water!

Mark

Great flies!

Question - how many strands of Krystal Flash do you use?

fishhead, Howdy;

Good lookin' flys.

i like them both very much.....but specially like the second (bottom) one.....for me, there's no such thing as hackle that's to long. To long is a non-concept...........doesn't exist. Great colors in that fly.

letumgo wrote:Great flies!

Question - how many strands of Krystal Flash do you use?

I used 6 strands of flash, 1.5 each color whole before cut

willowhead wrote:i like them both very much.....but specially like the second (bottom) one.....for me, there's no such thing as hackle that's to long. To long is a non-concept...........doesn't exist. Great colors in that fly.

That got me thinking. A fly with a slim body I think will look good with long or short hackle, but I think I like the longer hackle on any fly with a buggier chubbier body.
or just tie em up both ways and let the fish decide

thanks everyone for the reply's

Nice tasty morsels!

You should tie them both ways. There's always a good chance, certain situations where you'll be happy you have them!


Vicki