'Shades of Grey'

[Donald Nicolson]

'Shades of Grey'
Here are three spiders in grey.
I was looking through some hackle skins and realised that I had not
dressed much with grizzle hackle or grey silk.
When I see them on the laptop, I realise that I should take more time
and use the Magnifiers I got from Orvis. These flies are a bit 'iffy' in places.


Hook: # 12 Wet.
Silk: Grey Pearsall.
Rib: Black Flexi-Floss.
Body: Grey silk.
Hackle: Grizzle hen.




Hook: # 12 Wet.
Silk: Grey Pearsall.
Rib: Black wire small.
Body: Grey silk.
Thorax: Natural Mole fur.
Hackle: Grizzle hen.


Hook: # 12 Wet.
Silk: Grey Pearsall.
Rib: Fine silver oval tinsel.
Body: Grey Camel Fur.
Hackle: Grizzle hen.

[Mataura mayfly]

Nice work Donald, with a colour often over looked....... waiting on the other 47!

[Stendalen]

Like gray! As said, a colour often overlooked.

/Martin

[Donald Nicolson]

Thank-you gentlemen.
I think I may do these three again with a bit more care.
That could be a nice little project for me, '50 shades of Grey'.
At 77 it will be the only 'Shades of Grey' for me.

[hankaye]

Donald, Howdy;

You are still miles ahead of my tying efforts..
I do admire your stick-to-it style of not allowing
what Life hands you get you down ...
Admriable !!!
Looking forword to the follow-ups ....

hank

[lykos33]

Grey in my opinion is a better mimic of naturals than a lot of colors that are used...and your flies NEVER disappoint me!
Murray

[letumgo]

Donald - Handsome brace of flies! I especially love the first. The black ribbing gives the fly a lovely segmentation. Do you remember what Make/Model hook you used? It looks like a short shank Model Perfect bend.

[Donald Nicolson]

The hook is labeled :-
Partridge Flash Point - TWH The Wet, size 12.
It was sent to me when I ordered Captain Hamilton Wet Fly Hooks.
I think Partridge, dropped the 'Captain Hamilton' from the labeling.
It is my favourite d/e hook, wet or dry.
The book:- 'Trout Fishing and Sport in Maoriland' (1904) by G. D. Hamilton,
is well worth a read. It is free on http://archive.org/.

[Mataura mayfly]

The book:- 'Trout Fishing and Sport in Maoriland' (1904) by G. D. Hamilton,
is well worth a read. It is free on http://archive.org/.

Or you can have an original for about $600 US....... I know of one for sale.
A few here want to read that book Donald, the trout have not changed a lot in mentality in the last 100 and few years and Capt Hamilton got by with just the five flies!

[hankaye]

Donald, Howdy;

Thanks for the link, ...
another book added to the library

hank