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Powder monkey
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:46 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
Power Monkey
Hook: Grip 14723BL #14
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Hackle: Hen, furnace
Abdomen: Goose biot, dyed brown
Thorax: Argentinean hair, dyed dark olive
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Powder monkey
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:01 pm
by letumgo
Hans - I am stumped. I can not figure out why you picked this name. Please explain. Superb fly, btw.
Re: Powder monkey
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:06 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
letumgo wrote:Hans - I am stumped. I can not figure out why you picked this name. Please explain. Superb fly, btw.
*chuckle* Part of the fun, Ray, is it not?
It is a name I have found interesting - for a job far from amusing - the young boys assisting the gunner crews on the marine tall ships of centuries past, carrying the gun powder from the powder room to the guns.
I decided to use today.
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Powder monkey
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:26 pm
by hankaye
Hans & Ray, Howdy;
Powder Monkey is also the 'nickname' for those that still
use explosives in their work on a daily basis. Even if they now
work with more refined materials then Mr. Nobels product
or the offerings form the du Pont family's establishments
along the river lending a name to a favorite fishing spot
of dub-ya and tye2fish ... The Gunpowder Rivers (Big and Little),
of Maryland.
Nice fly Hans ...
hank
Re: Powder monkey
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:53 pm
by Old Hat
I have also heard the name refer to young groups of skiers and snowboarders on the slopes.
Beautiful fly Hans, I always love the Argentinian hare.
Re: Powder monkey
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:58 pm
by Kelly L.
This one is very pretty, I like it very much.
Re: Powder monkey
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:57 pm
by DOUGSDEN
Hans,
Wow! Interesting history surrounding this name. I enjoy that part (the history) too! Great stuff friend!
Doug