Shamrock & Gold

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Hans Weilenmann
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Shamrock & Gold

Post by Hans Weilenmann » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:56 am

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Shamrock & Gold
Hook: Grip 14723BL #14
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, olive
Hackle: Hen, dyed shamrock green
Body: Mylar, gold

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Cheers,
Hans W
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Re: Shamrock & Gold

Post by Soft-hackle » Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:08 am

Elegant!

Mark
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Re: Shamrock & Gold

Post by gingerdun » Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:33 am

Hans,
Nice St. Patrick's Day fly.
The Irish proverb comes to mind——There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle——assuming we can think of the wingless wet fly as a fiddle.
It's a stretch, but the best I could come up with this morning. :)
Keep it up!
Lance
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Re: Shamrock & Gold

Post by Izaak » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:12 pm

Aye Laddie, looks like you found the pot o'gold! :D
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Re: Shamrock & Gold

Post by Kelly L. » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:58 pm

Outstanding!
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