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A few days ago while I was sifting through some saddles looking for quills to strip, I found a couple of really beautiful black feathers with a wonderful starling-like irridescent sheen to them. I didn't have anything specific to tie with them at the time, but when I saw the "Puke" fly that Mataura Mayfly posted, I knew immediately that I had to enact the proverbial " ... most sincere form of flattery". The hook is a Daiichi 1760 Size 14, the red thread is Uni 8/0, the abdomen is small red wire, and the thorax is peacock herl. The hackle is unfortunately not the coveted N.Z. railbird, but has some of the same qualities.
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willowhead
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VERY nice tye.........rather beautiful. You picked the perfect hook for it. Well done! 
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Re: Wired Sheen
A hot looking thorax tie!!
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CreationBear
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Ha, you know I loved this one. 
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Me too. That feather really does make this fly. Great call. Killer pics too.CreationBear wrote:Ha, you know I loved this one.
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Very nice tie and photo!
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Re: Wired Sheen
Handsome fly, Bill. I love the hackle on this one. Nice and full. Beautifully balanced proportions.
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Re: Wired Sheen
t2f, Howdy;
Ya keep leavin' me speachless...
Beautiful fly, picture is outstanding !!!
hank
Ya keep leavin' me speachless...
Beautiful fly, picture is outstanding !!!
hank
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Re: Wired Sheen
A really great fly Bill, I like those wired flies a lot.
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Looks like a killer pattern Bill. The hackle is beautiful, I'm sure it would look even better in real life under sun light. You're photo is great but I've never seen the subtle iridescence of a feather captured by a camera.
The hackle is beautiful, I'm sure it would look even better in real life under sun light. You're photo is great but I've never seen the subtle iridescence of a feather captured by a camera.