"Flyin' High"
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:31 pm
Today was a good day for the eyes. I was "flyin' high" on Gillespie, Bird and Brubeck. 
A Rusty Steelhead fly.
Hook: #14 Klinkhamer Partridge.
Thread: YLI silk Lt Copper.
Rib: Silver tinsel.
Body: Rust Arg hare dubbing.
Thorax: Brown Arg hare dubbing.
Hackle: MBrown Brahma hen.
Blue Lou
Hook: #10 Klinkhamer Patridge.
Silk: YLI Electric Blue silk.
Body: Silver Holo flat tinsel.
Rib: Silver oval tinsel.
Thorax: Blue dubbing.
Hackle: Brahma cock silver/blue.
A Steelhead fly for
Mark (willowhead)
March Brown Variant.
Hook: #12 Veniard VH115 curved nymph hook.
Silk: YLI Pale Copper silk.
Tail: Three Pheasant cock fibres.
Rib: Wire
Body: Pale Copper silk
Thorax: Brown Arg. Hare
Hackle: Fiery Brown Brahma cock.
Hot Orange Nymph.
Hook: Veniard VH111 light nymph hook #12.
Silk: Pearsall fluo orange.
Tail: Three Pheasant tail.
Rib: Bright yellow wire.
Body: Rust Arg. hare.
Thorax: Rust Arg. Hare.
Hackle: Fiery brown Brahma cock.
I thought I’d try Mikes idea of an orange base colour, thus the fluo orange silk.
Great Red Palmer (of sorts)
Hook: Veniard VH131 Nymph Hook.
Silk: Pearsall Fluo Orange.
Body: Two strands peacock herl.
Hackle: Fiery Brown Brahma Cock.
Rib: Hot yellow wire.
Roughly based on Turton’s, but not good enough to be included.
The materials are ok.
A Rusty Steelhead fly.
Hook: #14 Klinkhamer Partridge.
Thread: YLI silk Lt Copper.
Rib: Silver tinsel.
Body: Rust Arg hare dubbing.
Thorax: Brown Arg hare dubbing.
Hackle: MBrown Brahma hen.
Blue Lou
Hook: #10 Klinkhamer Patridge.
Silk: YLI Electric Blue silk.
Body: Silver Holo flat tinsel.
Rib: Silver oval tinsel.
Thorax: Blue dubbing.
Hackle: Brahma cock silver/blue.
A Steelhead fly for
Mark (willowhead)
March Brown Variant.
Hook: #12 Veniard VH115 curved nymph hook.
Silk: YLI Pale Copper silk.
Tail: Three Pheasant cock fibres.
Rib: Wire
Body: Pale Copper silk
Thorax: Brown Arg. Hare
Hackle: Fiery Brown Brahma cock.
Hot Orange Nymph.
Hook: Veniard VH111 light nymph hook #12.
Silk: Pearsall fluo orange.
Tail: Three Pheasant tail.
Rib: Bright yellow wire.
Body: Rust Arg. hare.
Thorax: Rust Arg. Hare.
Hackle: Fiery brown Brahma cock.
I thought I’d try Mikes idea of an orange base colour, thus the fluo orange silk.
Great Red Palmer (of sorts)
Hook: Veniard VH131 Nymph Hook.
Silk: Pearsall Fluo Orange.
Body: Two strands peacock herl.
Hackle: Fiery Brown Brahma Cock.
Rib: Hot yellow wire.
Roughly based on Turton’s, but not good enough to be included.
The materials are ok.
