Partridge and Wired Opossum 1260

[William Anderson]

I'm sorry my posting has been sparse and shallow lately, life can do that. But here's another fly just for grins. This is a pre-spun body of small amber Uni-wire and Aussie opossum from the hide. I made a bunch of these and hope they do what I believe they will, which is drop an extra few inches, but behave flymph-like when you need it. I like the body texture of this over adding a small bead. Ruard has inspired me to create a designated Clark's block just for wire. I like it very much.

Partridge and Wired Opossum 1260
Hook: Daiichi 1260
Thread: Uni 8/0 Rusty Orange
Hackle: Partridge shoulder
Body: Aussie Opossum pre-spun on Amber Uni-wire - small



w

[letumgo]

Oh yeah, that is the stuff! Beautiful.

Is the partridge hackle from the skin you bought in Roscoe? It has a lovely brown mottling.

[William Anderson]

Is the partridge hackle from the skin you bought in Roscoe? It has a lovely brown mottling.

It is, it hasn't left my desk top since I got home. =)

w

[Mataura mayfly]

Sweet looking fly William, it should do as you say and sink a little further without the bulk of a bead, but you may want to make sure it is thoroughly pre-soaked for the first couple of casts. Possum is funny stuff in how it behaves in water, forcing water into the body by swishing and squishing will negate any tendency it may have when dry to come back up to the surface.

Very nice looking hackle, nice colouration and banding. Helps that it is also well wrapped and put together.

[Kelly L.]

Beautiful!

[tie2fish]

One of your very best, w, and that's saying a lot.

[daringduffer]

Ruard has inspired me to create a designated Clark's block just for wire. I like it very much.

w

This beautiful fly looks creationbearish.

May we please have a photo of the Ruard Anderson Clark block for wire? Quick and dirty is good enough for me...

dd

[William Anderson]

Ruard has inspired me to create a designated Clark's block just for wire. I like it very much.

w

This beautiful fly looks creationbearish.

May we please have a photo of the Ruard Anderson Clark block for wire? Quick and dirty is good enough for me...

dd

Thanks everyone again. I agree, very creationist-ish...if I were bold enough to make the comparison. Jon, we could use a few more of your twisted bear-isms.

For now it's just a standard Anderson-Clark block in poplar, dedicated to wire only so I won't ruin the slits on a block designed for silk. But I would like to make a uniquely dedicated block for wire. In time.

[Roadkill]

Good looking fly! What size hook?

[William Anderson]

Thanks, Bill. Thus is a size 14. The march browns we encountered in Roscoe we big 12's but most of what I've seen have been 14's. This wasn't tied for that purpose exactly, but it wasn't not meant for it either. (someone diagram that sentence).