This Blue dun Hackle is from THE ART OF TYING THE WET FLY AND FISHING THE FLYMPH. It has a floss rib, instead of the tinsel that Leisenring specified. It was tied by Pete Hidy, probably in the 1960s or '70s. The rib is wrapped clockwise while the spun mole body appears to have been wrapped in the or...

Ken, that is a great-looking fly. Thanks for posting.

Very nice, Bill.

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Beautifully tied fly!

That’s a gorgeous fly. The Hackle, tapered head and body, fur dubbing, looks like a lot of my dad’s Idaho flies. He used gray thread often too. Thanks for posting the photo.

I fish a plane jane muskrat when the Iron series of flies are probably being eaten. I have mole, I just dont use it so much in this fasion. Wayne, Leisenring and Hidy were fishing these in Pennsylvania, and in the Catskills. I don't think dad used them as much when he moved to Oregon, and then to I...

I've been studying the Iron Blue family of flies which were mainstays for Leisenring, who introduced them to Pete Hidy. I'm curious to get a sense of how popular the Iron Blue patterns are today. Do any of you tie and fish them? Their variants included hooks from 12 to 18, some with tails (or whisks...

My most productive fly has a little pink dubbing spun on orange silk.

Beautifully done, Bill.

I agree. These are very nice, Charlie. Classic.