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Waterhen and Heron 1550
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 2:44 pm
by William Anderson
I received some beautiful Waterhen feathers a bit ago (thanks) and paired them with a Heron feather that I found streamside a couple weeks ago.
Hook: #12 Daiichi 1550
Silk: Primrose Pearsalls Gossamer
Tag and Rib: Silk doubled and corded
Thorax: Natural Mole
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Re: Waterhen and Heron 1550
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 3:51 pm
by letumgo
Impeccable!! Wondeful fly. Great color scheme.
Re: Waterhen and Heron 1550
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 5:18 pm
by Old Hat
You get an A++ on your report card. Fine job.
Re: Waterhen and Heron 1550
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 11:06 pm
by redietz
A beauty fer shure.
Re: Waterhen and Heron 1550
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 1:18 am
by willowhead
Very fine work.............a classic example of doing something you love.
Re: Waterhen and Heron 1550
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 7:42 am
by DNicolson
A very fine dressing William,
I have never seen a heron quill, they have been on the ban for about a hundred years, or so it seems.
Is it very different from the substitute, which is usually wild grey goose, not a bad herl.
Re: Waterhen and Heron 1550
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 8:39 am
by tie2fish
Superb!
Re: Waterhen and Heron 1550
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:15 am
by kanutripr
Smiley face here!
Vicki
Re: Waterhen and Heron 1550
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 8:43 am
by William Anderson
Thanks everyone. Donald, I thought there were some available in the UK. Am I mistaken about that? I've seen a few Kites Imperial and Old Blue patterns posted online using these herls. I've tied using goose too, which in my eyes is as nice a feather as this. In fact, if the single, mangled, streamside Heron feather is illegal to use, then this is actually a goose feather.
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Re: Waterhen and Heron 1550
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:20 am
by Ruard
Hi William, nice fly and good use of the waterhen.
Greeting