Prairie Hen and Wool Yarn series

[William Anderson]

Prairie Hen and Wool Yarn 1

Hook: Varivas 2200BL (thank you Donald Nicholson)
Hackle: Prairie Hen (thank you Doug - DougsDen)
Body: Wool Yarn Lightest Gray (thank you Jeff - Maturua Mayfly)
Thorax: Tan/Brownish mix blend




Prairie Hen and Wool Yarn 2

Hook: Varivas 2200BL (thank you Donald Nicholson)
Hackle: Prairie Hen (thank you Doug - DougsDen)
Body: Wool Yarn Light Medium Gray (thank you Jeff - Maturua Mayfly)
Thorax: Hare and Flash mix blend




Prairie Hen and Wool Yarn 3

Hook: Varivas 2200BL (thank you Donald Nicholson)
Hackle: Prairie Hen (thank you Doug - DougsDen)
Body: Wool Yarn Medium Gray (thank you Jeff - Maturua Mayfly)
Thorax: Medium Hare mix blend




Thanks to everyone for the sharing of materials and generous nature of the folks here.


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[letumgo]

Gosh,those are all terrific! Great stuff Mr. Anderson...

[hankaye]

Dub-ya, Howdy;

Beautiful flies, my money is on the middle one

hank

[DUBBN]

All three patterns look great. I can not think of a time of year that any of those patterns would not work here in my neck of the woods.
You have great skills in tying and photography Mr. Anderson.

[tie2fish]

Awestruck I am!

[gingerdun]

Man, William, you're blazing hot this week.
I love everything about these, including your tributes to forum pals who supplied materials.

Lance

[Smuggler]

Those look killer William!
Wool makes great dubbing. And the best thing(s) about it is, it's cheap, easy to dye, incredibly easy to find and you get a ton of it when you buy it, haha.

[CM_Stewart]

Fantastic flies! What I like about wool is if you can get mottled yarn with different colored fibers running through it, it makes a great body just wrapped - no need to chop and dub. Quick, easy, durable, and it acts a lot like the loops in velcro.

[cicvara]

-Really nicely done. pretty fly, and beautifully blended materials.

[chase creek]

Absolutely killer flies! REALLY like the thorax on the second one - just the right mixture. My wife is thrilled that I asked her if we could go to the fabric store.
FANTASTIC! A fly that is good for both the fish and the marriage!