Wood Grouse & Biot (watch out: white background!)

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Wood Grouse & Biot (watch out: white background!)

Post by Stendalen » Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:39 pm

Wood grouse (I think is the English name) is a lovely feather. Body made of biot from a feather I found around the house. And of course I added some Letumgoherl...
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Post by tie2fish » Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:49 pm

I love the muted bluish/grey color of wood grouse, Martin, and you have done a great job of pairing it with that beautiful biot body.
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Re: Wood Grouse & Biot (watch out: white background!)

Post by redietz » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:15 pm

Stendalen wrote: Wood grouse (I think is the English name) is a lovely feather.
That's one name. It's probably better known as a capercaillie.
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Re: Wood Grouse & Biot (watch out: white background!)

Post by narcodog » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:35 am

Capercailli, isn't that a type of pasta.
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Re: Wood Grouse & Biot (watch out: white background!)

Post by redietz » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:36 am

narcodog wrote:Capercailli, isn't that a type of pasta.
Yes. Shaped like a large grouse.
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Re: Wood Grouse & Biot (watch out: white background!)

Post by tie2fish » Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:14 am

redietz wrote:
narcodog wrote:Capercailli, isn't that a type of pasta.
Yes. Shaped like a large grouse.
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Post by Stendalen » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:16 pm

redietz wrote:
narcodog wrote:Capercailli, isn't that a type of pasta.
Yes. Shaped like a large grouse.
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Post by letumgo » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:28 pm

Martin - I love your pasta fly. Delicious! ;)
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Re: Wood Grouse & Biot (watch out: white background!)

Post by Stendalen » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:12 pm

Experimenting with CdC to get the fly to float in the surface film. Anyone have experience with that?

Same dressing as before with the addition of a CdC feather behind the spaghetti.

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Re: Wood Grouse & Biot (watch out: white background!)

Post by narcodog » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:46 pm

I just tyed some wingless nymphs using cdc as a thorax. I don't think they'll float since I wrapped them with some lead free wire but the cdc should give some action to the fly.
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