Fowl Gnat

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Fowl Gnat

Post by tie2fish » Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:49 am

Messin' around waiting for the NFL games to start ...

Hook: MFCF 7000, #18
Thread: Sheer 14/0, amber
Hackle: Reddish tan hen
Body: Two fibers from a Canada goose flight feather wrapped together as herl

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Re: Fowl Gnat

Post by DUBBN » Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:31 pm

Thats awesome!
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Post by letumgo » Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:48 pm

Marvelous! Love the colors.
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Re: Fowl Gnat

Post by willowhead » Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:42 pm

That's a beauty............prolly work GREAT as an imitation for this gorgeous Mayfly i captured yesterday on the Gunnison............two tails, bout a size 12..........looked just like some species of sulpher..........with light olive wings. We've got pics....................later. ;) Fished the Gunnison today...............got skunked. :lol: Plenty of fish in the river though..........i just suck. :roll:
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Re: Fowl Gnat

Post by William Anderson » Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:11 am

Hey Bill, that's a cool little fly. I love the sizing of the herl to the size #18 hook. Great combo and color scheme. I see you gave yourself a little room with the hook length. Looks great.

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