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nfrechet
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by nfrechet » Mon May 01, 2023 10:12 am
Olive Biot Soft Hackle
Body - Olive turkey biot
Thorax - Gray dubbing
Hackle - Hungarian partridge
Brown Biot Soft Hackle
Body - Brown turkey biot
Thorax - Brown dubbing
Hackle - Hungarian partridge
Gray Biot Soft Hackle
Body - Gray turkey biot
Thorax - Gray dubbing
Hackle - Hungarian partridge
Flytiers sure have a way at making things difficult
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Terrestrial12
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by Terrestrial12 » Tue May 02, 2023 6:54 am
Those. Are. In. Credible.
So buggy but so simple, the colors work together for an overall tone that's also very buggy...these are just stellar.
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nfrechet
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by nfrechet » Tue May 02, 2023 8:25 am
Flytiers sure have a way at making things difficult
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Ron Eagle Elk
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by Ron Eagle Elk » Tue May 02, 2023 8:52 am
Norm, I agree with T12. Just stunning work. Do you use anything under the biots to keep them in place when fishing them?
"A man may smile and bid you hale yet curse you to the devil, but when a good dog wags his tail he is always on the level"
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Terrestrial12
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by Terrestrial12 » Tue May 02, 2023 4:28 pm
With biots, peacock herl, ostrich...anything like that I put a drop of gel super glue over my thread base and wrap it trough the glue. Builds a stronger fly plus if you fumble and drop it, it won't come unwound on you
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Mike62
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by Mike62 » Wed May 03, 2023 6:07 am
I'm always amazed when I look at a fly that Norm tied, and I see things that I should have seen all along. Using biot bodies on my soft hackles, why haven't I been using those?
As always, Norm's sense of proportion is spot-on. Great stuff, Norm.
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DOUGSDEN
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by DOUGSDEN » Thu May 04, 2023 8:51 pm
Norm,
These patterns are wonderful! I cannot get over how buggy they are!! It is a combination of well chosen body materials (biots), beautifully speckled partridge hackles, and impeccable tying skills! Wow! I wanna be one of your students!
Doug in the Den
Fish when you can, not when you should! Anything short of this is just a disaster.
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Roadkill
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by Roadkill » Fri May 05, 2023 12:21 am
Simple classic perfection!
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by letumgo » Fri May 05, 2023 5:15 am
Elegant. Delicate. Deliciously fishable.
Well done Norm.
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by nfrechet » Mon May 08, 2023 8:12 am
Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 8:52 am
Norm, I agree with T12. Just stunning work. Do you use anything under the biots to keep them in place when fishing them?
thank you
super glue under the biot body
Flytiers sure have a way at making things difficult
