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"Stoned" fly
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:51 pm
by Old Hat
I was in a swap where we received a material and had to devise a pattern using the material. I received some hemp twine. I unraveled a bit of the twine, cut it up, and used it in a dubbing loop to build the body of this stonefly flymph.
Hook: Mustad Limerick wet #10
Thread: purple gossamer tying silk
Tail: hare's mask guard hair fibers
Body: hemp twine chopped and in a dubbing loop.
Thorax: Peacock dyed black
Hackle: grizzly hen
Re: "Stoned" fly
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:13 pm
by letumgo
Smoking fly Carl! Very creative, especially the purple head. Love it.
Re: "Stoned" fly
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:14 pm
by Soft-hackle
Carl,
Really nice color combo and great tying job.
Mark
Re: "Stoned" fly
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:06 pm
by Roadkill
Beautiful fly Carl!
Re: "Stoned" fly
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:10 pm
by chase creek
Interesting body material! I like it!
Re: "Stoned" fly
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:45 pm
by kanutripr
That is amazing and well tied!
Vicki
Re: "Stoned" fly
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:52 pm
by willowhead
DITTO! on ALL of the above.
Re: "Stoned" fly
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:57 pm
by tie2fish
Hot darn!
That's a winner.
Re: "Stoned" fly
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:13 pm
by Old Hat
Thanks all for the comments. I almost always add purple somewhere to my stone fly patterns. One of those "good luck" charms for me.
Re: "Stoned" fly
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 7:18 pm
by William Anderson
It's kind of like a Breadcrust fly. I wonder how translucent the hemp gets when it's wet (I wouldn't know myself
) and how stiff the fibers are. Looks great.
w