Hook - WR-011 Dry, Straight Eye, Size 12
Thread - Pearsall's Antique Gold
Thorax - Mike Valla's wool Tups blend (Thanks, Ray)
Hackle - Ginger Hen
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Tup-Esque
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chase creek
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Tup-Esque
With all the discussion about the Tups, I couldn't resist throwing one out.
Hook - WR-011 Dry, Straight Eye, Size 12
Thread - Pearsall's Antique Gold
Thorax - Mike Valla's wool Tups blend (Thanks, Ray)
Hackle - Ginger Hen
Hook - WR-011 Dry, Straight Eye, Size 12
Thread - Pearsall's Antique Gold
Thorax - Mike Valla's wool Tups blend (Thanks, Ray)
Hackle - Ginger Hen
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Re: Tup-Esque
Chase
That is such a lovely creation and construction. And the hook! The hook is awesome. In Sweden we call it "fulsnygg"
(try to look up that in google 
M
That is such a lovely creation and construction. And the hook! The hook is awesome. In Sweden we call it "fulsnygg"
(try to look up that in google M
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Mataura mayfly
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Re: Tup-Esque
Very nice "aged" looking tie.
Did you wax the silk? Looks to be darkened somewhat, in a nice way.
Did you wax the silk? Looks to be darkened somewhat, in a nice way.
"Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout".... Irish proverb.
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CreationBear
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Re: Tup-Esque
Ah, a nice one--and those thread wraps are to be admired, too. 
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Re: Tup-Esque
Sweet sulphur pattern Rodger. Tye up some extras and start your Roscoe fly box soon. You can swing these in front of the museum, with success.
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Re: Tup-Esque
A very nice fly, 10/10.
Re: Tup-Esque
Precision wraps and marvelous hackle. As Ray points out, an excellent dorothea imitation.]
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