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DNicolson
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by DNicolson » Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:55 am
Here is one I mislaid, then posted elsewhere. I did not like the picture
I used. So this is a new one, also I have corrected my French 
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Coq-au-vin
Hook: #12 TMC 206BL
Silk: Pearsall Claret
Body: Wine (claret) small wire
Thorax: Claret seal's fur
Hackle: Coq-de-Leon speckled hen
If I had a claret fur other than seal, I would have used it.
A less hairy thorax would have been better, in my eyes.
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by letumgo » Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:04 am
Magnifique!
Wonderful fly, Donald. I love the color combination. The ribbing adds a great segmentation to the body.
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Ruard
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by Ruard » Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:21 pm
DNicolson wrote:[
If I had a claret fur other than seal, I would have used it.
A less hairy thorax would have been better, in my eyes.[/b]
Hi Donald,
If you send me a pm with your adres I will send you some of the hare's claret dubbing I did "paint" myself.
Greeting
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by tie2fish » Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:04 pm
DONALD - THAT IS A TRULY BEAUTIFUL DRESSING; THE HACKLE IS ESPECIALLY WELL DONE, AND THE BODY WORK IS PRECISE WELL BEYOND MY ABILITIES. ALSO, I'LL VOUCH FOR RUARD'S CLARET DUBBING, WHICH IS NOT ONLY EASY TO WORK WITH, BUT A MARVELOUSLY RICH SHADE AS WELL .
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by willowhead » Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:31 pm
PArimo! Gorgeous tye........fantastic! Nice hook, KILLER pic.
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by hankaye » Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:02 pm
Donald, Howdy;
Truly a beautiful fly.
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by William Anderson » Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:31 pm
Donald, you were right, this is a great combo. I'm partial to that body technique and the whole thing fits this hooks nicely. Great name too. Obvious or not, it's great when things come together like that.
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by Ron Eagle Elk » Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:11 pm
After seeing Donald's wonderful wee flee I promptly fired off an order to my local stockist for several colors of wire, looking to play around with Donald's technique. Got my confirmation e-mail today, guess what color is back ordered? If you said wine (in this case it could be whine) your right.
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by letumgo » Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:09 pm
* laughing *
