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No Name
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:30 am
by lykos33
One from April 26 ,2012....no name...no more names until they catch a fish.... 
Hook: #10 Salmon (mustad?)
Tag: Gold Flash (FTD) single strand
Body: FTD Coarse and Wet pink & Mr. Peacock red, mixed together
Rib: Gold Flash (FTD)
Collar 1: Orange Hackle (strung)
Collar 2: Red Hackle (strung)
Thread: Wine Flymaster 6/0
Head Coating: Gorilla Super Glue
Murray
Re: No Name
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:41 am
by Hans Weilenmann
Well done Murray.
One suggestion to consider - generally the front hackle has the longer barbs (unless you are making a specific statement here)
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: No Name
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:16 am
by DUBBN
Great tying lykos! When I use two hackles I normally put the shorter hackle out front aswell. Ne reason, just my preferance.
Re: No Name
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:43 am
by lykos33
I did NOT know that Hans...guess I don't pay as much attention to the details of other's flies as I should.Now that you mention it , it makes sense that the forward hackle would sweep over the rearward hackle and blend the colors better in the water...Guess I'm like Dubbn and just have always done it that way...thanks.. 
Murray
Re: No Name
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:34 am
by Kelly L.
Nice fly...I LOVE the color of the hackles like that.
Re: No Name
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:43 am
by letumgo
Murray - Lovely fly and photograph. I see you have been putting in a lot of time at the vice. It really shows in the details of this fly (great body, nice proportions, compact head, etc.). Great job.
Re: No Name
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:41 pm
by lykos33
Thanks Ray and Kelly...it doesn't hurt that I have a great resource for learning here and on "other" forums....as evidenced by what Hans taught me today
Murray
Re: No Name
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:32 pm
by Mataura mayfly
lykos33 wrote:One from April 26 ,2012....no name...no more names until they catch a fish....
Murray
Heck, if I did that now I would not name any flies until October 1st!
I like your colour combo in this one, I too was not aware the front hackle should be the longer one
must add that to the memory banks.
Re: No Name
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:12 pm
by lykos33
The color choice of orange came from a local fly guru. "Anything orange" he said...of course that was meant at certain times of the year. By taking Hans' advice and putting the longer orange hackle in front of the red short hackle, my fly color, in the water, will change to more orange with just a hint of red peeking thru...just what I originally wanted...thanks to Hans for another lesson ...hope he doesn't start charging...
Murray