iced peacock

[fishhead]

Hook mustad size 12.......s82-3906B
thread UNI 8/0 wine
tail 5 strands flashabou
body black ultra wire with ice dub peacock twisted up like a dubbing loop
hackle starling
rusty brown supperfine dubbing in front of hackle
black bead with lead wraps under bead and down shank of hook

I have been making a bunch of soft hackles with beads and lead for the upcoming season, I needed some heavy fly's for my double and triple fly set ups. This one is my favorite one so far.

[fishhead]

I forgot to mention in the recipe the body has to be trimmed to shape before adding the hackle.

[willowhead]

Cool fly.....cool tail.....i like how you dubbed where those final thread wraps go.....i always do that too, when using a bead on a nymph or whatever in that fashion.....who wants to see those bare wraps? Well done.

[fishhead]

thanks, yeah the bare thread in front really makes the fly look unfinished

[hankaye]

fishhead, Howdy;

Likein' what you do with a hook and a few things that ya find layin' around ...

hank

[fishhead]

Thanks Hank, alwase trying to find something new to do, you will not find many duplicate fly's in my box ( that sometimes sux when i'm fishing, but usally I can find one that is close to the same and that will work fine). I tye more fly's than I will ever be able to wet on a line.

[tie2fish]

Thanks Hank, alwase trying to find something new to do, you will not find many duplicate fly's in my box ( that sometimes sux when i'm fishing, but usally I can find one that is close to the same and that will work fine). I tye more fly's than I will ever be able to wet on a line.

I'm pretty sure that all of us do that

[letumgo]

fishhead - You just described my tying to a Tee...lots and lots of different stuff. Beautiful little soft hackle. That would make a nice point fly, or steelhead searching pattern. That reminds me, I should be tying some heavy nymphs for spring steelhead. Always a good idea to have some beadhead flies for searching deep pockets.

[fishhead]

that is good to hear because I do not know any one else that is into fly tying, so I am glad to hear that others are in the same boat.

[willowhead]

fishhead, you should join a club.....fly tying club.....and if you don't have one, START one..........