Hook: #12 Ken Sawada Old Limerick Wet
Thread: Pearsall's silk thread, black
Tag: fine silver tinsel
Body: Silk and Ivory wool dyed portabella
Hackle: partridge dyed dun
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Portabella Dun
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Portabella Dun
I was playing around with a caddis pattern using some yarn dyed "portabella". The yarn is a 50/50 mix of silk and merino wool. This color reminds me a bit of a classic steelhead pattern "The Burlap" which used a burlap strand for the body.
Hook: #12 Ken Sawada Old Limerick Wet
Thread: Pearsall's silk thread, black
Tag: fine silver tinsel
Body: Silk and Ivory wool dyed portabella
Hackle: partridge dyed dun
Hook: #12 Ken Sawada Old Limerick Wet
Thread: Pearsall's silk thread, black
Tag: fine silver tinsel
Body: Silk and Ivory wool dyed portabella
Hackle: partridge dyed dun
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Re: Portabella Dun
Goodness sakes, that is pretty! Top notch.
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Re: Portabella Dun
Thank you.
I hate it when I think I'm buying organic vegetables, and when I get home I discover they are just regular donuts.
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Re: Portabella Dun
Very nice looking Caddis imitation, not a mushroom in sight, but one heck of a fly. 
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Re: Portabella Dun
WOW very well done Old Hat. Really good picture also!!
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Re: Portabella Dun
Well done. Like the body!
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Re: Portabella Dun
Very classy indeed. There's nothing about it that I don't like.
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Re: Portabella Dun
Nice! It does remind me of the Burlap as well. Great hook choice. I'm a fan of those Ken Sawada hooks.
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Ron - Yeah, me too. They sure are a classy looking hook.
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Carl, that is a wonderful use of the body material and killer looking caddis. Nicely done. cool hook too.
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