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Wired Sheen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:33 am
by tie2fish
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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Wired Sheen Profile
Re: Wired Sheen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:40 am
by willowhead
VERY nice tye.........rather beautiful. You picked the perfect hook for it. Well done!
Re: Wired Sheen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:49 am
by Roadkill
A hot looking thorax tie!!
Re: Wired Sheen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:11 pm
by CreationBear
Ha, you know I loved this one.
Re: Wired Sheen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:42 pm
by William Anderson
CreationBear wrote:Ha, you know I loved this one.
Me too. That feather really does make this fly. Great call. Killer pics too.
winnerrrrrr (anyone, anyone?)
w
Re: Wired Sheen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:07 pm
by Mataura mayfly
Very nice tie and photo!
Re: Wired Sheen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:11 pm
by letumgo
Handsome fly, Bill. I love the hackle on this one. Nice and full. Beautifully balanced proportions.
Re: Wired Sheen
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:06 pm
by hankaye
t2f, Howdy;
Ya keep leavin' me speachless...
Beautiful fly, picture is outstanding !!!
hank
Re: Wired Sheen
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:15 am
by DNicolson
A really great fly Bill, I like those wired flies a lot.
Re: Wired Sheen
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:33 am
by fly_fischa
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.