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Gold 'n' Plover
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:39 am
by tie2fish
Messin' with some of the hooks that willowhead sent ...
Gold 'n' Plover
Hook: I have no idea; does anyone know?
Thread: It's Pearsall's and looks gold to me
Hackle: Plover upper covert
Body: Strand of x-fine gold wire doubled, twisted, and wrapped forward
Re: Gold 'n' Plover
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:12 pm
by willowhead
Hi Bill.....what a fantastic fly you've got there. The hook is a Gamakatsu Retainer Bend. They make great emerger hooks. That wire body is gonna sink that fly pretty well though......should be a very successful pattern. Love it.
Re: Gold 'n' Plover
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:06 pm
by letumgo
Lovely fly. The twist gives the wire body a very segmented look to it.
Re: Gold 'n' Plover
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:01 pm
by Old Hat
Very nice and well proportioned on the hook.
Hook is a Gamakatsu retainer bend dry fly hook. Model R10-B.
Re: Gold 'n' Plover
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:18 pm
by DOUGSDEN
Bill,
You have definately struck gold with this beauty! Very well done as always friend!
Dougsden
Re: Gold 'n' Plover
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:23 am
by Ruard
Reminds me of goldfinger, beatiful done Bill.
Greeting
Re: Gold 'n' Plover
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:55 am
by tie2fish
Thanks for the positive comments, guys, and for the hook ID as well.
Re: Gold 'n' Plover
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:05 am
by William Anderson
Bill, I really like this pattern a lot. The plover is so nice with that silk and wire. I usually feel compelled to use the silk in a very clean semi-traditional way, but this seems better for this fly. The hook is the same hook that I was asking about in the hook camparison post, and the one used to tie one of the crow and hen black flies for comparison (Gamakatsu R10-BN Executive Series). I like it all around, wet or dry, it makes a great impression.
w
Re: Gold 'n' Plover
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 5:10 pm
by lykos33
Ok, I keep seeing all of these patterns with "plover". When I do any google searches of plover, all I get are pictures of little seashore birds. Where is everyone getting their plover stash from....probably be like eveything else I try to get..."CAN NOT BE SHIPPED TO CANADA".. 
Re: Gold 'n' Plover
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:41 am
by tie2fish
lykos33 ~ The bird being referenced is a Golden Plover, much larger than the little shore birds you found. As for possible sources, the only one with which I am personally familiar is Cookshill Fly Tying in England. Here's a link to their website, and if you go there, you can send them an e-mail to find out about current availability. Veniard, also located in England, is another potential source.
http://www.cookshill-flytying.co.uk