Furnace and Primrose Palmer

[Old Hat]

Hook: Mustad R50 #14
Thread: Pearsall's gossamer silk thread in primrose
Rib: tag end of thread
Body: peacock
Hackle: Whiting hen cape in furnace

[hankaye]

Old Hat, Howdy;

Nice 'buggy' lookin' tye. Kinda cute even. Personaly,I'd not chomp down on somthing that spiky lookin'
however, I bet it softens up consideriably when wet. Got any wet pix of it?

just askin' ...
hank

[Roadkill]

A beautiful fish killer Carl! Might have to make a few to go beside the Gray and Brown Hackle Peacocks in my boxes.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Another nice one, Carl. This thing must really come alive when in the water.

REE

[letumgo]

Inspirational. I love the fly and the name. I need to tye more Palmer patterns.

[tie2fish]

Innovative and classy; another beauty from Old Hat.

[Old Hat]

Me too Ray, I could use them a bit more I think. I mostly use them in stillwater situations. I don't know why I don't use them as much on moving water.

Hankaye - didn't you know everything is a little better spiked. Actually, it looks spikey, but is quite soft.

[William Anderson]

Carl, I really like the palmer through the herl. That thing will really look alive coming down the drift. Seems perfect for moving water to me. Great fly. I like the furnace hackle with the dark list against the herl and the lighter tips. This is nicely thought out.

w

[michaelgmcgraw]

I bet that's a killer pond/stillwater fly,a good fly for the tiny stuff buzzing over the water surface.

[letumgo]

I keep coming back to this pattern for yet another look. The more I study the fly the more that I love this pattern. I'd tye some up, but I recently used up the last of my R50's. Time to order some more.

Carl - Have you tyed any of these with a tail? I am picturing three long pheasant tail fibers roughly double the hook length. What do you think?