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This is not supposed to resemble any bug I know of, but I like the color combination ...

Hook: Vintage Mustad 3913B, sproat bend/TUE (thanks to william)
Thread: Pearsall's Gossamer silk, claret
Hackle: Red and black furnace hen
Thorax: Blender-processed claret wool yarn in a Clark's block dubbing brush made using waxed claret thread
Tail: Red and black furnace hen feather barbs
Abdomen: Blender-processed mix of pinkish and cream wool yarns in a dubbing brush

Material source acknowledgements:
Wool yarns ~ Ray (letumgo) Tucker
Clark spinning block ~ Doug (Dougsden) Duvall
Vintage hook: William (William Anderson) Anderson

Terrific fly, Bill. The fly has a that "vintage" look to it. I think the hook has a lot to do with it. Beautiful photograph, by the way.

Yep, I like that blended body and the materials combination a lot. Those wool yarn blends really have a lot of offer and the sparse body is really nice. Excellent work.

w

Thats a beauty and a fish catcher for sure

I know a few systems where that would make a nice march brown. Well done.

Excellent looking tie. I am going to have to search out one of those coffee bean grinders when I get home, those wool yarn bodies look so good blended together and wool is something NZ can do well.

Bill,
You have done it! This is "the look" that I have been striving to achieve for quite some time. It's a hard thing to explain but you have done an excellent job in bringing this look that I like to fruition!
Oh, soo sweet Bill,
Dougsden

Nicely done, Bill. The colors are wonderful and technique superb.

Mark

Thanks, all.

tye2fish, Howdy;

Bill, I haven't disregarded this post... it's just that
everytime I look at it I'm struck dumb with it's
wondermusness (sp?) ...

hank