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Portabella Dun
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:37 pm
by Old Hat
I was playing around with a caddis pattern using some yarn dyed "portabella". The yarn is a 50/50 mix of silk and merino wool. This color reminds me a bit of a classic steelhead pattern "The Burlap" which used a burlap strand for the body.
Hook: #12 Ken Sawada Old Limerick Wet
Thread: Pearsall's silk thread, black
Tag: fine silver tinsel
Body: Silk and Ivory wool dyed portabella
Hackle: partridge dyed dun
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Re: Portabella Dun
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:41 pm
by letumgo
Goodness sakes, that is pretty! Top notch.
Re: Portabella Dun
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:57 pm
by Old Hat
Thank you.
Re: Portabella Dun
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:34 am
by Mataura mayfly
Very nice looking Caddis imitation, not a mushroom in sight, but one heck of a fly.
Re: Portabella Dun
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:34 am
by Ruard
WOW very well done Old Hat. Really good picture also!!
Greeting
Re: Portabella Dun
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:53 am
by Stendalen
Well done. Like the body!
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Re: Portabella Dun
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:26 am
by tie2fish
Very classy indeed. There's nothing about it that I don't like.
Re: Portabella Dun
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:32 am
by Ron Eagle Elk
Nice! It does remind me of the Burlap as well. Great hook choice. I'm a fan of those Ken Sawada hooks.
Re: Portabella Dun
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:06 am
by letumgo
Ron - Yeah, me too. They sure are a classy looking hook.
Re: Portabella Dun
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:18 am
by William Anderson
Carl, that is a wonderful use of the body material and killer looking caddis. Nicely done. cool hook too.
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