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got tired of tying all spring trout fly's

Hook unknown
thread UNI 6/0 white
tail white marabou
body pearl tinsel
thorax area dub hares ear and grizzly hackle
hackle partridge

"got tired of tying all spring trout fly's"

HELLO!!!!!

FANTASTIC pattern.....beautiful tye.....KILLER work.
btw, at just a quick glance.....the hook looks like a Gamakatsu Bass (stinger) hook.....the B10S
Ask Ray, i sent him a crap load.....

thanks willow, I did look up that hook, I think you are right

PM your address.....i'll send you a package.....

got your address.....hooks will be on the way later today.....size 6.....it's all i have left.....

You know, I think I'd fish that one for brookies, too: a char is a char for all o' that. A question about the body: is that pearl Krystal Flash, and how many strands are you using? Also, do you varnish the body for durability?

It's not Krystal flash, it's from a spool,I'll post a pic of it tonite when I get home. I did add varnish to the tinsel as well, it doesn't hold in place well without it. Willow thanks again

Nice, FH. I like the second hackle used as the thorax. On a hook that size I guess you have a lot of room to play. This is nice. I need to tie up a box of steelhead flies. The proportions of this seem like a good start for me.

w

Thanks Will, when I began tying this fly I was going to palmer the grizzly hackle down the length of the hook over the tinsel, then I noticed it would make a nice thorax, so I stripped off the materials and started over and this is what I came up with.

That's nice fishhead. I really like the tinsel bodies and the varnish over them really makes them pop. The grizzly palmered lightly over and then secured with a tinsel or wire rib would look amazing too and still let some of the sparkle show through.



Vicki