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Mole and Starling Olive

Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:43 am
by Old Hat
Playing around with a little inspired time at the vise.

Hook: Partridge Spider #16
Thread: Griffith's 14/0, olive
Rib: x-small silver braid
Abdomen: thread touch-dubbed with natural mole
Thorax: thickly dubbed natural mole
Hackle: under covert feather of a starling's wing
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Re: Mole and Starling Olive

Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:04 pm
by letumgo
Fintastic!

Re: Mole and Starling Olive

Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:47 pm
by Mataura mayfly
Another nice one and using an often overlooked feather for the hackle.

Re: Mole and Starling Olive

Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:07 pm
by Kelly L.
Love the fly. That head is freaking fantastic. :mrgreen:

Re: Mole and Starling Olive

Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 12:50 pm
by William Anderson
A killer spider. I like the braid rib. I don't recall using it and it looks great here. Nice one.

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Re: Mole and Starling Olive

Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:34 pm
by ssj
Nice looking fly. Great head.