Well, at least you weren't referring to the black spots in the partridge hackle!
Trust me on this one... blame the photographer!
Baby Rainbow 1.0
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Re: Baby Rainbow 1.0
Hankaye,
Well, at least you weren't referring to the black spots in the partridge hackle!
Trust me on this one... blame the photographer!
Well, at least you weren't referring to the black spots in the partridge hackle!
Trust me on this one... blame the photographer!
Re: Baby Rainbow 1.0
Your flies are very nicely tied Izaak. I know it's been said but they're crisp and clean and nicely proportioned. You've been doing this for a while ain't ya?
Vicki
Vicki
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Re: Baby Rainbow 1.0
Oh Vicki! I've got lots of rejects! Let's just say I started tying about 20 years ago but primarily just to fill my fly boxes with patterns I had a lot of trust in, to catch fish. Not a whole lot of experimentation. Lots of copying I guess you could say. But coming across this forum has got me wanting to improve and be more creative. I've been a huge fan of soft hackles and spiders for many years so maybe I "know" them more than anything else, but still struggle a bit with consistency. Hopefully that will change as I find myself enjoying it more and more lately and hope to continue doing so, thanks to the inspiration I get from everyone else's work!
Let's just say I started tying about 20 years ago but primarily just to fill my fly boxes with patterns I had a lot of trust in, to catch fish. Not a whole lot of experimentation. Lots of copying I guess you could say. But coming across this forum has got me wanting to improve and be more creative. I've been a huge fan of soft hackles and spiders for many years so maybe I "know" them more than anything else, but still struggle a bit with consistency. Hopefully that will change as I find myself enjoying it more and more lately and hope to continue doing so, thanks to the inspiration I get from everyone else's work! 
Re: Baby Rainbow 1.0
Wonderfully crafted fly Izaak. I am assuming you are after the alevin stage of the rainbow. With the egg sack still attached. That is how I see this fly anyway. Never gave this stage much thought using a soft hackle. Have mimicked it with streamers often. You have my wheels turning now.
UV dubbing is hard to photograph. A camera doesn't see light as we do and it takes work to get a photo of UV to be the color we see with our eyes.
Carl
UV dubbing is hard to photograph. A camera doesn't see light as we do and it takes work to get a photo of UV to be the color we see with our eyes.
Carl
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Re: Baby Rainbow 1.0
Carl,
Fascinating! The alevin stage! I didn't even think about that, but what a great idea! I am trying to incorporate the colors that I see are characteristic of most rainbows, in this case, and work them into the fly using whatever I have on hand. So here, I am working with silver and gray for much of the body, pink for the characteristic stripe and gill cover, and olive representing the dorsal or "back" coloration of the trout with small black spots. I plan on taking a better picture of this fly soon now that I am pretty sure I have the white balance problem solved. Thanks to some much appreciated help!
Glad your wheels are turning. I'd love to see what you come up with. Alevin...I love it!
Tom (alias Izaak)
Fascinating! The alevin stage! I didn't even think about that, but what a great idea! I am trying to incorporate the colors that I see are characteristic of most rainbows, in this case, and work them into the fly using whatever I have on hand. So here, I am working with silver and gray for much of the body, pink for the characteristic stripe and gill cover, and olive representing the dorsal or "back" coloration of the trout with small black spots. I plan on taking a better picture of this fly soon now that I am pretty sure I have the white balance problem solved. Thanks to some much appreciated help!
Glad your wheels are turning. I'd love to see what you come up with. Alevin...I love it!
Tom (alias Izaak)