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Re: Gambels Quail
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:12 am
by letumgo
Wow! Those are really nice John. The Gambles Quail has such a nice fun coloration. The hackle looks sorta like a miniature waterhen hackle.
Outstanding pattern btw. They will hunt!
Re: Gambels Quail
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:43 am
by tie2fish
John ~ Your excellent post brings back memories of a few years back when I found a Gambel's quail skin at a fly show ...
http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... ail#p50552
Re: Gambels Quail
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:48 am
by Roadkill
Beautiful flies and photos! Blue Ribbon is such a great source for SH feathers.
The cork is also a great prop!!
Re: Gambels Quail
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 2:58 pm
by Bishthefish1
I like them..........
Re: Gambels Quail
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:03 am
by tjd
Hi John,
Very nice flies, as always. I still have a couple of Gambel's quail skins from birds that I killed when I was stationed in Yuma, AZ. The farmers loved it when we killed a few, they would really tear up some newly sprouted crops. Very tough birds to hunt without a dog!
The feathers have a nice coloration for matching the larger spring mayflies...I tie up and fish a Hendrickson soft hackle/emerger pattern with it.
Best,
Tim
Re: Gambels Quail
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:28 am
by Theroe
nice - i really like the slate with dark black line in the soft hackle....ill bet that looks great when wet!
Re: Gambels Quail
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:52 am
by tie2fish
Theroe wrote:nice - i really like the slate with dark black line in the soft hackle....ill bet that looks great when wet!
Very similar to waterhen; makes a good sub.