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I find these twisted multifaceted bodies compelling, still.

Hen Moose and Copper 1550

Hook: Daiichi 1550 #14
Thread: Griffiths 14/0
Body: tying thread, ribbed with a twist of two dark moose mane hairs and small copper Uniwire
Thorax: brown mole
Hackle: medium brown hen saddle

Beautiful, I like the looks of those twisted bodies as well.

....but isn't referred to as a "cow" moose....

I digress....

William is running wild again. Interesting body. Beware of hen moose. They can be dangerous when they have their little ones.

dd

William - This is breathtaking...crazy good!

(you should do a version with moose and squirrel dubbing thorax - a "Rocky & Bullwinkle 1550")

WOW! Fantastic! Love the dark body and hackle combination. Well done.

-pretty fly, nicely done.

So hen mooses aren't an important part of trout culture? I must have heard that fella wrong. I do like like the bullwinkle variant fly. I'll get on that. Thanks for all the comments. I have another shot of a similar fly that I thought would be interesting but looked unappetizing in print. I'm sure there are a few uglier bugs its a match for. I'll post it when I'm online. Sometimes lessons in what didn't work are as good as what does. (silly)

I'm with you W. These bodies are really cool!




Vicki

Thanks, Vicki.

Here's the other that will probably be a fine little fishing fly, but I think it needs more life, or something. It just doesn't ring true for me, so like I said, sometimes it's nice to see the trials that just don't feel right.

I'll just call this...Hen and Moose with Copper Thread 1550 (better?)






w