Red & Black Starling Spider

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Red & Black Starling Spider

Post by tie2fish » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:30 pm

Red & Black Starling Spider

Hook: Daiichi 1640, Size #12
Thread: Sheer 14/0, black
Hackle: Two starling feathers, one natural and one dyed red, wrapped together
Body: Two lengths of Pearsall's Gossamer thread, one #9 black and one #11A scarlet, wrapped together

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Re: Red & Black Starling Spider

Post by Mataura mayfly » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:37 pm

Very nice,I like the way you carried the colour combination throughout the fly.
I am guessing when it becomes wet the silks become darker and the colour variation is not as pronounced? It should however assume a nice natural body with the #11A becoming "browner" and the #9 a little darker.
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Re: Red & Black Starling Spider

Post by William Anderson » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:43 pm

Bill, that's very striking. It's a cool combination and executed flawlessly. I'm especially impressed with the hackle wraps and the fact that there are two hackles tied there. Not surprised....just impressed. :D

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Re: Red & Black Starling Spider

Post by chase creek » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:55 pm

Love the hackle on this one. Very well done.
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Re: Red & Black Starling Spider

Post by Old Hat » Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:32 pm

That's a winner!
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Re: Red & Black Starling Spider

Post by Roadkill » Mon Nov 19, 2012 7:49 pm

A nicely executed fly!
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Re: Red & Black Starling Spider

Post by Ruard » Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:51 am

Hi Bill, very well done, I like the body, so even!!


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Re: Red & Black Starling Spider

Post by William Anderson » Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:26 am

I was mentioning to Bill recently that this level of tying is probably beyond me. It was certainly a major turning point when I started tying NCS and realized the real consideration of materials and planning, or practice it took to get something so simple to come out so clean. It was the first time I really started looking at each barb of a hackle, counting wraps at each step and considering the intent much more than I had done before. I was a relative newbie too, so it was a great lesson and changed my tying in a big way. I should really get back to tying more spiders to get my skills back for this kind of thing. But double hackles and double silks?...I won't be trying that any time soon. :oops:

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Re: Red & Black Starling Spider

Post by DOUGSDEN » Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:14 pm

William,
Don't cut yourself short! Your tying abilities are world class just as Bills! I know you can do it. Show us your stuff!
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Re: Red & Black Starling Spider

Post by letumgo » Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:26 pm

Double silk, Double hackle

That's a double-damn nice fly! :D
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