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uh.....utellme...
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:38 pm
by lykos33
no flash pic
Pic w/ flash
feather used....Pheasant?
Hook:Mustad 3399 38
Tail: Dark Deer hair 8-10 fibers
Rib: Horse Hair
Body: Lynx underfur (noodled)
Hackle: ^^^That up there^^^
Thread Head: Black Flymaster 6/0
After wrapping rib and securing, I brushed body out with velcro than tied in hackle
Re: uh.....utellme...
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:02 pm
by letumgo
Lynx? Now that's something you don't see everyday. Very cool.
I like the photo without the flash, better.
Ringneck pheasant is an under utilized feather, IMHO. Nice to see it used so well.
Re: uh.....utellme...
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:09 pm
by CreationBear
That's a great looking tie--the late Jack Gartside would definitely approve.
Re: uh.....utellme...
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:30 pm
by Mataura mayfly
Sweet looking fly, hope they were not combings from a live Lynx?
A lot of Lure (streamer) patterns over here call for Pheasant feathers like those, not as a hackle though- usually as a killer style wing like the Mrs. Simpson. Gives a striking, contrast colour steps in a hackle, I like it.
Re: uh.....utellme...
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:19 pm
by Kelly L.
Outstanding work. Those will definitely get your attention. Bravo.
Re: uh.....utellme...
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:56 pm
by William Anderson
Hey Murray, these are great. Real swimmy. Did you wrap the hackle in as a collar? Its a great looking fly.
Re: uh.....utellme...
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:59 am
by Stendalen
such a nice feather. great fly.
m
Re: uh.....utellme...
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:28 am
by Mataura mayfly
Oh, I agree with Ray on the photos, I too prefer the non-flash photo- the colours seem more honest and less white, but hey..... I can take crappier!
Another use for these longer feathers, (if you have a few) is to wrap them as a hackle tail where you would normally tie a tail over the top of the bend, ah-la Irish Shrimp styled patterns.
Re: uh.....utellme...
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:38 am
by lykos33
Thanks everyone. William I finished the body , tied in the hackle, wrapped the hackle forward towards the eye, then brought the thread through the hackle to the eye and added a few wraps to force the hackle backwards. Haven't been bringing the thread thru the hackle on previous flies. I finally paid attention to the post here and learned something...
Murray
Re: uh.....utellme...
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:41 am
by lykos33
MM, I will definitely have to try the "tail" thing for a shrimpy pattern. Apparently the different shrimp flies are killer for salmon here...thanks for the heads up!
Murray