Mottled

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Izaak
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Mottled

Post by Izaak » Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:13 pm

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RSCN3576 by flympher, on Flickr
Hook: TMC 206BL
Thread: Uni 8/0 tan
Hackle: Coq de Leon, brown speckled
Body: Mottled turkey wing barbs
Rib: thin gold wire
Thorax: Dark hare's mask
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Re: Mottled

Post by Mataura mayfly » Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:14 pm

Nice, could pass for a drowned honey bee here...... and trout love those!
"Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout".... Irish proverb.
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Re: Mottled

Post by letumgo » Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:32 pm

I love the body of this fly. The mottling is such a cool effect. Beautiful fly.
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Re: Mottled

Post by Izaak » Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:07 pm

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DSCN3583 by flympher, on Flickr
better focused photo
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Re: Mottled

Post by Kelly L. » Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:25 pm

Very nice work here!
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Re: Mottled

Post by fly_fischa » Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:03 pm

You've been posting some gorgeous looking ties Izaak. :D
When you start running out of fruit and veg you may have to resort to candy as a prop. ;)
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Re: Mottled

Post by willowhead » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:32 pm

DYNOMITE!!!!! 8-)
Learn to see with your ears and hear with your eyes
CAUSE, it don't mean a thing, if it aint got that swing.....

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Re: Mottled

Post by Izaak » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:42 pm

Thanks everyone! :D Especially you, Willowhead. Good to hear from you. Missed you the last few days!
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Re: Mottled

Post by willowhead » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:02 pm

TKX! Izaak, i spose i'll always be missed be missed by some and never missed by others.........hey, if i'm hittin' a better averange than a baseball player.....sounds like a pretty good way to measure wealth to me. ;)
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Re: Mottled

Post by Izaak » Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:20 pm

fly_fischa wrote:You've been posting some gorgeous looking ties Izaak. :D
When you start running out of fruit and veg you may have to resort to candy as a prop. ;)
fly_fischa,

How do Gummy Bears sound to you? Lots of nice colors! :D
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