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DSCN3639 by flympher, on Flickr
Hook: Mustad Signature R70, size 14
Thread: Pearsall's green
Hackle: Pheasant blue/green iridescent neck feather

Superb fly and photo!

RSCN3651 by flympher, on Flickr

better picture

Izaak, Howdy;

Yer not kiddin' makes that Granny Smith jump right out there
and the cute lil' bugger sittin' on top as well...

hank

Nice fly, great tie, imaginative photo!

Great thread work, a very nice job with a tough feather to handle, and excellent photo.

That's a great color combination. A question: is there any consensus about how cock ringneck pheasant behaves in current compared to other common soft hackles? I've always had the impression that it was a bit stiffer, but I've yet to use the feathers from the bird I recently purchased.

CB - I think ringneck pheasant fathers are an underrated material for wingless and winged wets.

Here is a recent example:


Shooting Star

Cheers,
Hans W

I think ringneck pheasant fathers are an underrated material for wingless and winged wets.

Yes, I've got a black phase skin that's got a lot of neat feathers on it. BTW, great looking fly--I've got a theory that if folks are using "glassy" hen hackle for their mayfly flymphs/emergers, ringtail and plover more closely resemble caddis wings...but until Mike C. gets his gonioreflectometer built that will have to remain in the realm of conjecture.

Lovely flies here!