Carrot

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Carrot

Post by Ruard » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:06 am

Image

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Thread: 14/100 yellow
Hook: Hayabusha 390 # 10
Tail: Tippet
Body: brush of copperwire and dubbing: 50% red rabbit, 40% yellow rabbit, 10% yellow antron
Hackle: brush of copperwire and orange rabbit hair
Head: black oistrich herl

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Re: Carrot

Post by kanutripr » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:40 am

WOW!

That looks like a nice steelhead fly!



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Re: Carrot

Post by letumgo » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:45 am

Vicki - This is exactly what I thought when I looked at the photo for the first time. Beautiful fly Ruard!
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Re: Carrot

Post by kanutripr » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:49 am

Have you been getting much fishing in Ray? It seems a good year for it.


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Re: Carrot

Post by letumgo » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:56 am

Unfortunately not. I have had to many home improvement projects to finish before the snow flies. My weekends have been too busy for the past month to get out at all. Now that my tying desk is finished, I need to find time to get out on the stream...
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Re: Carrot

Post by Ruard » Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:14 pm

I caught a Rainbowtrout on it he first time I tried the Carrot. I thought of the seatrout on Orkney or perhaps for a shad?

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Re: Carrot

Post by hankaye » Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:39 am

Ruard,
Have you tyed the National Fly of the Netherlands?
How's your bamboo project comming?
need another photo fix.
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Re: Carrot

Post by DNicolson » Wed Nov 03, 2010 3:21 am

Hi Ruard,
I thought you would like to know, G. E. M. Skues invented
a 'Carrot Nymph' as a joke.
What really surprized everybody was the damned thing
could catch trout, not the least Skues himself. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Here is the pattern, I never got round to tying it myself.
Name: Carrot Nymph.
Hook: Size 14 - 16.
Silk: Primrose silk.
Tail: Green parrot feather-fibres or substitute.
Tag: Four turns of tying silk.
Body: Rear third - pale yellow wool, middle third - hot orange wool,
thorax - greenish seal’s fur.
Hackle: Short fibred olive-green hen.
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Re: Carrot

Post by tie2fish » Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:06 am

I'm certain that fly would be a shad killer, and no doubt a good steelhead pattern as well. Nicely done, Ruard.
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Re: Carrot

Post by DOUGSDEN » Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:48 pm

Ruard,
As always, a beautiful pattern from your vice. I am more impressed with the dubbing brushes or pre-spun bodies that you have pictured. You do this quite well and I'm glad to see you are leading the way in consistant and colorful bodies. You have mastered this technique quite well and it shows on the flies that you post. The bodies of our flies are the focal point (just my opinion. Other opinions are welcomed) and you are doing them quite well. Thanks for sharing!
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