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Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:11 pm
by Old Hat
Hook: Mustad R50 #14
Thread: Pearsall's gossamer silk thread in primrose
Rib: tag end of thread
Body: peacock
Hackle: Whiting hen cape in furnace
Re: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:34 pm
by hankaye
Old Hat, Howdy;
Nice 'buggy' lookin' tye. Kinda cute even. Personaly,I'd not chomp down on somthing that spiky lookin'
however, I bet it softens up consideriably when wet. Got any wet pix of it?
just askin' ...
hank
Re: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:00 pm
by Roadkill
A beautiful fish killer Carl! Might have to make a few to go beside the Gray and Brown Hackle Peacocks in my boxes.
Re: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:33 am
by Ron Eagle Elk
Another nice one, Carl. This thing must really come alive when in the water.
REE
Re: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:15 am
by letumgo
Inspirational. I love the fly and the name. I need to tye more Palmer patterns.
Re: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:49 am
by tie2fish
Innovative and classy; another beauty from Old Hat.
Re: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:40 pm
by Old Hat
Me too Ray, I could use them a bit more I think. I mostly use them in stillwater situations. I don't know why I don't use them as much on moving water.
Hankaye - didn't you know everything is a little better spiked.
Actually, it looks spikey, but is quite soft.
Re: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:08 am
by William Anderson
Carl, I really like the palmer through the herl. That thing will really look alive coming down the drift. Seems perfect for moving water to me. Great fly. I like the furnace hackle with the dark list against the herl and the lighter tips. This is nicely thought out.
w
Re: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:08 pm
by michaelgmcgraw
I bet that's a killer pond/stillwater fly,a good fly for the tiny stuff buzzing over the water surface.
Re: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:13 pm
by letumgo
I keep coming back to this pattern for yet another look. The more I study the fly the more that I love this pattern. I'd tye some up, but I recently used up the last of my R50's. Time to order some more.
Carl - Have you tyed any of these with a tail? I am picturing three long pheasant tail fibers roughly double the hook length. What do you think?