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Turner Yellow
Hook: Kamasan B175 #14
Thread: Bennechi 12/0, light brown
Hackle: Whiting Coq de Leon hen, pardo dark dun
Body: Dubbing brush, bright yellow - twisted copper core
Tail: Coq de Leon barbs, pardo brown

Cheers,
Hans W

Hans,
Lovely pattern! The body of this fly has just the "look" I am looking for.....most of the time.
Dubbing brushes are a unique thing as no doubt you have been following the various post by letumgo et al. I am getting a kick out of seeing all the blocks and devices that are used by everyone to achieve the high art of dubbing brushes. They are fantastic! And as always, so are your contributions! Keep thrilling us friend with your awesome gifts!
Dougsden

P.S. I love the way the shaggy body dominates instead of the hackle. Was the dark hackle on this particular pattern intentionally left short or sparse?

Lovely. As I studied this pattern I imagine it as a great stillwater pattern (lots of "life" even with little movement). I think a "Turner Green" would be a good damsel imitation. The color make me think of steelhead fishing. It could also be fished as an egg pattern.

letumgo wrote:Lovely. As I studied this pattern I imagine it as a great stillwater pattern (lots of "life" even with little movement). I think a "Turner Green" would be a good damsel imitation. The color make me think of steelhead fishing. It could also be fished as an egg pattern.

that would make for a good scud pattern too. Nice tie Hans. Love it.

Doug,

P.S. I love the way the shaggy body dominates instead of the hackle. Was the dark hackle on this particular pattern intentionally left short or sparse?

Eh, yes

I had used the same brush on the following Leon Caddis pattern (Mark, look the other way for a moment, ok? )



and liked how the body showed. That led to the Turner Yellow - emphasis on the life and coloration of the body, with only a hint at a darker thorax/'wings'. It also is meant to be a pattern which might imitate sulfurs, but also yellow sallies (stoneflies) - either in the film or drowned.

Cheers,
Hans W

Scott,

that would make for a good scud pattern too.

There is a small section of the brush left. I will do one or two of those. Thanks for the suggestion

Cheers,
Hans

And here are a quick&dirty dozen Chomper Scud



Cheers,
Hans W

Hans, amazing stuff. I will take a dozen of those scuds Love that caddis too, that would do well out here in my parts. Thanks for sharing!

Really like those scud! They would slay on a couple of spring creeks in this area.