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Sub Hackle Bloa
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 3:19 pm
by tie2fish
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
Re: Sub Hackle Bloa
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 3:42 pm
by kacbo
Good, old school.
Substitute works for me, at least...
Re: Sub Hackle Bloa
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 4:42 pm
by michaelgmcgraw
Yup! works for me !
Re: Sub Hackle Bloa
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 6:40 pm
by letumgo
Great idea, Bill. That works nicely as a sub. Beautiful fly. Wonderful vintage look to it...
Re: Sub Hackle Bloa
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 12:32 am
by willowhead
"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.
Re: Sub Hackle Bloa
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 8:43 am
by Old Hat
That's a nice happening.
Re: Sub Hackle Bloa
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 1:07 pm
by kanutripr
Two thumbs up! That hackle is really gonna work the water!
Vicki
Re: Sub Hackle Bloa
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 10:34 pm
by hankaye
t2f, Howdy;
Just sorta seems to say ... here fishy, fishy, fishy ...
hank
Re: Sub Hackle Bloa
Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 7:15 am
by DNicolson
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.
Re: Sub Hackle Bloa
Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 10:24 am
by William Anderson
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.
w