Irish Grouse

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nfrechet
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Irish Grouse

Post by nfrechet » Mon Sep 08, 2025 4:36 am

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Irish Grouse

Hackle - Furnace tied palmer
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Wing - Peacock herl

Trout - Ray Bergman
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Re: Irish Grouse

Post by jcwillow777 » Tue Sep 09, 2025 5:30 am

Love the bronze peacock herl. Where did you get it?
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Re: Irish Grouse

Post by nfrechet » Fri Sep 12, 2025 6:37 am

jcwillow777 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 5:30 am Love the bronze peacock herl. Where did you get it?
no bronze herl used. just the good old greenish herl fron a peacock eye stick
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Re: Irish Grouse

Post by RickA » Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:41 am

I thought the herl was bronze too, Greg.
Don't know if it's true, but I heard if you left green herl on a window sill in the sun it would "bleach"
and turn bronze.

Nice job Norm!
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Re: Irish Grouse

Post by jcwillow777 » Fri Sep 12, 2025 11:36 am

RickA wrote: ↑Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:41 am I thought the herl was bronze too, Greg.
Don't know if it's true, but I heard if you left green herl on a window sill in the sun it would "bleach"
and turn bronze.

Nice job Norm!
Thanks
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