Hen Moose and Copper 1550

[William Anderson]

I find these twisted multifaceted bodies compelling, still.

Hen Moose and Copper 1550

Hook: Daiichi 1550 #14
Thread: Griffiths 14/0
Body: tying thread, ribbed with a twist of two dark moose mane hairs and small copper Uniwire
Thorax: brown mole
Hackle: medium brown hen saddle

[Old Hat]

Beautiful, I like the looks of those twisted bodies as well.

....but isn't referred to as a "cow" moose....

I digress....

[daringduffer]

William is running wild again. Interesting body. Beware of hen moose. They can be dangerous when they have their little ones.

dd

[letumgo]

William - This is breathtaking...crazy good!

(you should do a version with moose and squirrel dubbing thorax - a "Rocky & Bullwinkle 1550")

[Izaak]

WOW! Fantastic! Love the dark body and hackle combination. Well done.

[cicvara]

-pretty fly, nicely done.

[William Anderson]

So hen mooses aren't an important part of trout culture? I must have heard that fella wrong. I do like like the bullwinkle variant fly. I'll get on that. Thanks for all the comments. I have another shot of a similar fly that I thought would be interesting but looked unappetizing in print. I'm sure there are a few uglier bugs its a match for. I'll post it when I'm online. Sometimes lessons in what didn't work are as good as what does. (silly)

[kanutripr]

I'm with you W. These bodies are really cool!




Vicki

[William Anderson]

Thanks, Vicki.

Here's the other that will probably be a fine little fishing fly, but I think it needs more life, or something. It just doesn't ring true for me, so like I said, sometimes it's nice to see the trials that just don't feel right.

I'll just call this...Hen and Moose with Copper Thread 1550 (better?)






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