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Re: Brown and Olive
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:06 am
by Bear007
It's the dark phase of the ringneck hen, the feathers are fairly soft.
Re: Brown and Olive
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:09 am
by letumgo
Oh! I definitely need one of those. Beautiful.
Re: Brown and Olive
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:07 am
by tie2fish
Both the fly and the photo are beautiful, and the bird skin looks wonderful -- almost like English grouse. I have never seen a hen pheasant in this color phase. Are there any more where this came from?
Re: Brown and Olive
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:39 am
by crazy4oldcars
JohnP wrote:Nice fly. Hen pheasant is fun stuff to work with, very strongly marked. The only drawback I have found is the stems tend to be somewhat thick.
John,
If the hen is anything like the male, the stems will flatten a great deal when tied down. I have even doubled the stem back over itself a few times to help create a taper for the underbody.
This is marvelous, I really like that hen skin, too. I think my Ringneck skin is the single best $25 I've spent in flytying.
Kirk
Re: Brown and Olive
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:49 pm
by Mataura mayfly
Really nice work on the fly and a great looking Pheasant skin you have to play with.