Sub Hackle Bloa

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Sub Hackle Bloa

Post by tie2fish » Thu May 19, 2011 3:19 pm

This dressing happened while I was experimenting with potential substitutes for hackle on a waterhen bloa ...

Hook: Daiichi 1550, #14
Thread: Pearsall's #3 Gossamer, Primrose
Hackle: French partridge upper covert
Body: Waxed thread with touch dubbed natural mole

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Re: Sub Hackle Bloa

Post by kacbo » Thu May 19, 2011 3:42 pm

Good, old school.

Substitute works for me, at least...
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Re: Sub Hackle Bloa

Post by michaelgmcgraw » Thu May 19, 2011 4:42 pm

Yup! works for me ! :D
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Re: Sub Hackle Bloa

Post by letumgo » Thu May 19, 2011 6:40 pm

Great idea, Bill. That works nicely as a sub. Beautiful fly. Wonderful vintage look to it...
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Re: Sub Hackle Bloa

Post by willowhead » Fri May 20, 2011 12:32 am

"PRIMO" fly/tye.....and a classic example of the sub outdoing the first call feather. ;) Wish ya'll coulda been at the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild meeting tonight.....you'd of really enjoyed it. We're really looking forward to seeing Vern-O's demo on Sat. ;)
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Re: Sub Hackle Bloa

Post by Old Hat » Fri May 20, 2011 8:43 am

That's a nice happening. :D
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Re: Sub Hackle Bloa

Post by kanutripr » Fri May 20, 2011 1:07 pm

Two thumbs up! That hackle is really gonna work the water!



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Re: Sub Hackle Bloa

Post by hankaye » Fri May 20, 2011 10:34 pm

t2f, Howdy;

Just sorta seems to say ... here fishy, fishy, fishy ...

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Re: Sub Hackle Bloa

Post by DNicolson » Sat May 21, 2011 7:15 am

A very nicely dressed fly, I like those more restrained shades very much.
The French partridge wings are much under-used, they were recommended by Roger Fogg in his book,
"A Handbook of North Country Trout Flies - 1988" as useful for dyeing. They are also fairly cheap.
A very nice hackle, which can be coloured by felt-tipped pens.
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Re: Sub Hackle Bloa

Post by William Anderson » Sat May 21, 2011 10:24 am

Bill, this is great to see. I like the look of that hackle very much. The body and proportions on this are fantastic as well. If only the sulphers will do their thing so you can get some mileage out of a few. Great fly.

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