Magpie Pearly Gates

[letumgo]

Magpie Pearly Gates
Hook - Mustad 3906B (Size 12)
Hackle - Magpie Coverlet Feather (Natural - black & irridescent blue)
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Black)
Abdomen - Large Pearlescent Mylar Tinsel (Clear)
Thorax - Three strands of Peacock Herl (reinforced in thread dubbing loop)

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Hungarian Partridge Pearly Gates
Hook - Mustad 3906B (Size 12)
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge Neck Feather (Natural)
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Black)
Abdomen - Large Pearlescent Mylar Tinsel (Clear)
Thorax - Three strands of Peacock Herl (reinforced in thread dubbing loop)

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Hungarian Partridge Pearly Gates (Flymph Style)
Hook - Mustad 3906B (Size 12)
Hackle - Hungarian Partridge Neck Feather (Natural) - wrapped over the thorax
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Black)
Abdomen - Large Pearlescent Mylar Tinsel (Clear)
Thorax - Three strands of Peacock Herl (reinforced in thread dubbing loop)

[DUBBN]

Can you say ELECTRIC Caddis?
No, I will not copy another of your DANG patterns! No matter how enticing they are. You sir, should be a used car dealer!
Very very well done

[letumgo]

These were inspired by Donald Nicolson's recent spider post. I just loved the look of the last fly in the series and had to try tying the mylar body. I used wide pearlescent mylar, wrapped over black tying thread (Thanks Don).

Resistance is futile...you know you want to tye some...

[willowhead]

Heavenly..................simply heavenly...............

[willowhead]

i didn't even see the flymph style tye the first time i looked........WOW! But the first two drove me directly to the vise and i just did a streamer using the mylar and nothing but one Grizzly hackle palmered up the body.................came out nice. i just had to tye a fly, no matter what it was......just hadda get one DONE!.....after seeing such great work. Thankx Ray.

[CreationBear]

Man, this series is just marinating in awesome sauce--the flymph is "best in show" IMO. No varnish over the mylar, though?

[tie2fish]

Simply amazing stuff -- without peer.

[letumgo]

Strawberry Ice Cream
Hook - Mustad 3906B (Size 12)
Underbody - Woolly Nylon (White)
Abdomen - Large Pearlescent Mylar Tinsel (Clear)
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Black)
Thorax - Rabbit Dubbing (Hot Pink)
Hackle - Silver Badger Hen Neck Feather (Natural)

I was curious what the mylar tinsel would look like if it were wrapped over a white underbody, so I tyed this up. This is the same tinsel used in all of the other flies. The white underbody seems to bring out the pink/pearl cast to the body. A black underbody seems to shift the color towards metallic green. Pretty interesting.

I think the pink version has possibilities as steelhead conversion...