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Roadkill
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by Roadkill » Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:24 pm
These are a couple of Iron Blue Wingless variations that I tied today.
Hook-Dai Riki 070 #14
Thread-Pearsall's Gossamer Claret
Tail- Dark Dun Hen
Body-Dark Mole spun on a Clark/Hidy block
Rib- Small Gold wire
Hackle Dark Dun Hen
Hook-Dai Riki 070 #14
Thread-Pearsall's Gossamer Scarlet
Tail-Dun Hen
Body-Dark Mole spun on a Clark/Hidy block
Hackle-Dun Hen
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Mataura mayfly
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by Mataura mayfly » Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:48 pm
Nice looking pair.
The scarlet seems to "pop" more than the claret, but you have chosen the two differing colours of thread and hackle for a reason no doubt...... one for bright days and one for dull daylight conditions? Either way they are both very fine looking soft hackle Iron Blue's.
"Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout".... Irish proverb.
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letumgo
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by letumgo » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:16 pm
Oh wow! Instant classics! They have a lovely "vintage" quality to them (sincere compliment). Very stylish.
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JohnP
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by JohnP » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:16 pm
Ditto to what Ray said. Stunning pair.
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by Donald Nicolson » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:38 pm
Those are two real classics, especially the second, here is a direct quote from
Skues. You can't get more 'classic' than this.
Iron Blue Dun. (Baetis pumilus, B. niger)
(X) Late April to end of July and a smaller variety
from mid-August to End of Season.
Hook: No. 15 Bartleets B 7363 or, if that cannot be had, No. 17
down-eyed Pennell sneck.
Tying Silk: Crimson, waxed with colourless wax.
Hackle: Shortest hackle from the throat of cock jackdaw
- one turn or, at most, two.
Whisks: Three strands of soft white hen hackle, quite short.
Body - Abdomen: Mole’s fur spun thinly on the tying silk
exposing two turns of silk at tail, tapering to
thickest at shoulder.
Skues tended to like short hackles, but that is a personal quirk of his.
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by DUBBN » Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:36 am
Donald Nicolson wrote:Skues tended to like short hackles, but that is a personal quirk of his.
Call me quirky aswell.
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tie2fish
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by tie2fish » Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:48 am
Really good looking flies and a nice little history lesson too.
Some of the same morons who throw their trash around in National parks also vote. That alone would explain the state of American politics. ~ John Gierach, "Still Life with Brook Trout"
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Otter
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by Otter » Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:54 am
Very nice - and a topic that has me intrigued for years as I rarely encounter a decent IB hatch more than a few times a season which means it has been difficult for me to crack and all the more fun for that reason.
I have had some successes this year on what mike c called a bailies purple - basically a stewarts black using pruple silk - worked a treat on the few occasions that IB's were being hammered by the trout.
On my river these are small flies and I would tend to tie them on a 16 short shank and preferably not too heavy a hook - in many cases in or just below the film is desirable.
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Old Hat
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by Old Hat » Sat Oct 27, 2012 1:16 am
Both great ties and I agree with MM that the color distinctions are enough to warrant either in different conditions. Very classy Roadkill.
