Brown Hackle - Leisenring

[William Anderson]

I just found a pic that I haven't shared here. A Leisenring Brown Hackle fly.



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[letumgo]

William - Another beautifully tyed classic! I'm confident that it is as effective as it is pretty.

[CreationBear]

Okay, I've got this one coming in at 4234 angstrom...

A fine looking fly: I'm curious about how you get the tinsel to nestle so neatly into the peacock herl, though. Is the trick in how you form the body itself? I suppose if you've palmered just one or two herls instead of making a full-fledged chenille, they would compress underneath the tinsel better. Finally, do you have any tips on tying off the tinsel near the hook-eye? That's a really seamless transition to the hackle on yours, while my tie-off's leave a humpback not even Esemeralda would go for.

[hankaye]

dub-ya, Howdy;

Do tell ... that IS one purdy fly...

hank

[William Anderson]

Thanks guys.

Okay, I've got this one coming in at 4234 angstrom...

Now I think you're meter is busted. Or maybe it's just the monitor setting.

I'm curious about how you get the tinsel to nestle so neatly into the peacock herl, though. Is the trick in how you form the body itself? I suppose if you've palmered just one or two herls instead of making a full-fledged chenille, they would compress underneath the tinsel better.

Tip: Tie 10-12 of these find the one where this actually works without mangling the body and take a picture before you drop it and step on it. Put the rest in your box. I do like to take two or three herls and wrap them in touching turns rather than making a chenille sometimes if I'm using a rib. Ostrich too. I know its not as structurally sound, but I have more control over it, and I usually need all the help I can get. I think with a rib it will be durable enough to take several fish.

Finally, do you have any tips on tying off the tinsel near the hook-eye? That's a really seamless transition to the hackle on yours, while my tie-off's leave a humpback not even Esemeralda would go for.

CB, I like to use a thorax on most of my flies, because that's where I hide most of my sins. It helps to tie in the hackle by the stem before starting the fly, tie off the body and tinsel in the same place, bring the hackle back toward the bend, over the tie offs, bring the tying thread up through the hackle and form the head. That's how I do it. I'd like to hear the tips from the guys tying fancier/neater flies about how to do this.

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[CreationBear]

Thanks for elaborating--as I said, that's first rate tinsel work. For myself, I've yet to tie a "traditional" fly that has a tinsel rib over dubbing that looks as good in-hand as others' do in photographs. No doubt the combination of reflective/translucent material looks all chitin-y, but the lumpiness of such an abdomen never seems "natural" to me.

[willowhead]

Very nice William.....looks really well.

[redietz]

Nice!

They don't look so good after 24 fish:

[kanutripr]

It looks even more beautiful now Bob!



Vicki

[William Anderson]

I agree, that fly looks perfect. That is cool to see. If I catch a couple, I almost immediately switch flies to see what else they will take or try some unproven pattern. I need to just chill out and enjoy a fly like this. I'll make it a point next time. (next time I have 24 fish day. could be a while)

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