Variation of Dark Watchet

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Variation of Dark Watchet

Post by tie2fish » Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:46 pm

According to Fogg, there have been several variations on this theme. This is one of the four dressings that Pritt lists.

Dark Watchet
Hook: Daiichi 1640, #14 (this is a larger size than normally recommended)
Working thread: Pearsall's Gossamer, purple
Hackle: Jackdaw neck feather
Body: Mole fur sparsely dubbed on purple and hot orange silk threads twisted together and palmered up shank

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Re: Variation of Dark Watchet

Post by hankaye » Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:34 pm

tie2fish, Howdy;

Beautiful tye.... I like that square-ish looking hook. Seem very approperate.

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Re: Variation of Dark Watchet

Post by willowhead » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:04 am

i think the hook sucks far as how it "looks".....but the fly is VERY nice. ;)
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Re: Variation of Dark Watchet

Post by William Anderson » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:08 am

Bill, I have seen a lot of variations on this fly. This one shows more purple than I'm used to seeing, but should be nice when it turns really dark. What I love about the Dark Watchet is how all those materials just meld when saturated. And I don't mind the 1640 on small patterns. To each his own.

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Re: Variation of Dark Watchet

Post by Otter » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:18 am

Very nice, the jackdaw throat hackle can really test ones ability to do gentle wraps.

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Re: Variation of Dark Watchet

Post by Old Hat » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:27 am

This is a great variation, has got my wheels turning.
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Re: Variation of Dark Watchet

Post by tie2fish » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:15 pm

Thanks, gents.
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Re: Variation of Dark Watchet

Post by Soft-hackle » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:46 pm

tie2,
Nice work on this fly. I'm sure it'll work VERY well. I think the hook is very appropriate. Roger Fogg reccommends this very hook for North Country Flies. To each his own, I guess.

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