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I want to see a fly tied with this mole John!

A little wax on the thread and lightly touch dub it. Keep it sparse.

Did you get the rotary hackle pliers. You need them too.

Whoa! That is a gorgeous fly John. I’d fish that pattern with complete confidence.

I love Wasatch tools. Excellent quality. Guaranteed.

Perfect! That mix of thread and the mole makes a great olive color.

Nice set of tools. They make great quality equipment. Don't forget to buy the midge bobbin holder. Best bobbin holder for Pearsall's.

Not only are Wasatch tools good looking and of high quality, but if anything does go wrong, the company owner will replace your tool with no questions asked. I had the ceramic tip come out of a bobbin holder and he sent me a new one the same day I contacted him.

John, I echo Carl's recommendation for the Wasatch midge bobbin holder; they are far and away the best I've found for dispensing Pearsall's. Over the years I've accumulated four of them, keeping three spooled with my most-used colors and the other empty but handy.

Beautiul fly. Nice tying .John

Tom

John,
When your dubbing rake requests another job, Skues' Iron Blue Nymph is one of my absolute favorites. I use it anytime BWOs are likely to be about, and its appeal to Driftless area trout is uncanny.



Skues' recipe from The Way of a Trout With a Fly:
Hook: No. 00 round bend
Tying silk: Crimson
Body: Mole's fur on tying silk, well waxed, the silk exposed for two or three turns at the tail end
Whisks: Two or three strands of soft, mobile, white hackle, quite short
Legs: The very short, nearly black, hackle from the throat of a cock jackdaw, not exceeding two turns

Notes: I assume you have a natural mole skin. "00" hook = modern #16. I use starling instead of jackdaw hackle.

This trout fell for an Iron Blue nymph day before yesterday. It was my first trout after the recent devastating floods in the Driftless.

PhilA, Howdy;

Excellent looking fly! That trout almost looks one of our buttery lookin' Gilas .

hank

WiFlyfisher wrote: Tue Sep 25, 2018 8:06 pmI do not have a natural mole skin, nor Crimson thread. ... Maybe next season I can show you first hand some trophy size brown trout.

John,
Check your snail mail Thursday or Friday, and you'll have one. Just use any red thread. Do you have some soft white hackle, or should I send that too? Just don't put one of your tungsten beads on it!

*Every* trout is a trophy, my friend. --Phil