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chase creek
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by chase creek » Fri Nov 16, 2012 7:48 pm
Hook - Size 12
Thread - 14/0 Primrose
Rib - Gold Oval Tinsel
Abdomen - 2 Strands Yellow Embroidery Yarn, waxed, and dubbed w/Olive Hare's Ear Plus on a dubbing block
Thorax - Light Olive Sow-Scud Dubbing
Hackle - Golden Olive Hen Neck
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I added some thorax in front of the hackle cuz the head was too long.
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by Mataura mayfly » Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:23 pm
Nice.
I have a lot of the same yarn in among the collection of "stuff" that is my tying bench/desk, great stuff to lend a bit of bulk to a body.
Like the way you think with the head "improvements".
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by fflutterffly » Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:44 pm
A good 'toothy' yarn is excellent for emergers. The air bubbles seem to pop. Beautiful flies and full body. I've got a lot to learn.
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by FliTrap » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:05 pm
Wondering... could you add a length of the floss, as a material.... then wax / touch dub... then rap as a body material to taper body!? doing so without the use of a dubbing block....
Just a thought.
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by letumgo » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:38 pm
Rodger - your photo made me realize the DMC material is a perfect substitute for buttonhole thread. This stuff comes in a rainbow of colors. I think our friend Mark uses this same material on his Little Dorethia pattern (kind of a creamy orange, if I remember correctly).
Beautiful fly...
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by tie2fish » Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:38 am
Your retirement is certainly benefitting all of us, Rodger ... you keep coming up with new (to me, anyhow) and wonderful stuff several times a week now. This one should be a real winner when there are sulphurs and/or PMDs around.
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by William Anderson » Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:06 pm
Rodger, this is a very nice pattern. It reminds me of the comparadun taper and the darkened cotton and dubbing should make a compelling body. I actually meant to tie a few patterns with more of a dubbed head...birdsnest style. There's a lot of great things going on here.
Dimensionally, the cotton could sub for button hole, but the silk does add...the things silk adds.
Thus is especially nice. Thanks for sharing.
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by Donald Nicolson » Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:03 pm
A very nice fly, lots of good ideas there. I like the dubbed head, often the best
ideas come about accidentally. I have quite a lot of embroidery cotton, from when I went through 'Midge Magic' phase a few years ago, although I tend to agree with William about the silk buttonhole.
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by gig » Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:28 pm
Nice, that would be one very useful flie
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