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Red Woolley
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 8:54 am
by Hans Weilenmann
This one is for you, Donald
Red Woolley
Hook: Sprite Grub #12
Thread: Danville Flymaster 6/0, scarlet
Hackle: Hen, dyed black
Tag/rib: Thread tag end
Body: Peacock herl
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Red Woolley
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 8:55 am
by Soft-hackle
Hans,
You can't beat peacock with red. This is superb!
Mark
Re: Red Woolley
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 9:03 am
by Old Hat
I have to say that you see lots of flies with this combination of materials but few that are tied as nicely as this. To get that many well formed wraps through the peacock without tying down a lot of fibers is a feat. Well done sir.
Re: Red Woolley
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 9:45 am
by Donald Nicolson
A great dressing Hans, I'll have to make some of those.
I think Roger Woolley would have liked it to. 
Re: Red Woolley
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 11:27 am
by hankaye
Hans, Howdy;
Fantastic eye appeal, helped the coffee go down this AM.
hank
Re: Red Woolley
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 2:34 pm
by Mataura mayfly
Very neatly tied, great combination of materials and great form with the ribbing that the fibres are not trapped as Old Hat has stated.
Re: Red Woolley
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 2:52 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
Mataura mayfly wrote:Very neatly tied, great combination of materials and great form with the ribbing that the fibres are not trapped as Old Hat has stated.
Jeff, herl can be tied in to have the flue angle forward or backward. Running ribbing through works much easier if the flue angles in the direction the ribbing is traveling.
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Red Woolley
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 12:41 am
by Mataura mayfly
Hans, very true..... if you don't do what I usually do and twist two or three herls together and wrap over previous wraps to get some bulk in the body.
I must admit I do not tie a lot of slim bodied herl flies..... perhaps I should!