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Simple Pheasant soft hackle
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:29 am
by davidriley
Here is one that I have hopes for. I like very basic type flies
Hends BL599 size 14 hook. Uni-thread 8/0 camel. Hends hare dubbing dark March brown for body with Rusty brown dubbing for thorax. Hen pheasant back patch hackle, slightly long in fibre.
Sorry the photo is wrong way round - not sure what went wrong.
David
Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:41 am
by NightWatchman
Very nice David.
Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 9:00 am
by DUBBN
davidriley wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:29 am
Here is one that I have hopes for. I like very basic type flies
Hends BL599 size 14 hook. Uni-thread 8/0 camel. Hends hare dubbing dark March brown for body with Rusty brown dubbing for thorax. Hen pheasant back patch hackle, slightly long in fibre.
Sorry the photo is wrong way round - not sure what went wrong.
David
Did you say "basic"? I prefer basic tyes as well.
You have a fine looking pattern there.
Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 2:39 pm
by Roadkill
Great looking fly!!
Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 5:23 pm
by Ron Eagle Elk
That's a lovely wee fly, David. Can't stop looking at it. All the colors and shape just work so well together. Fine pattern.
Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:42 am
by davidriley
Thank you for your favourable comments. Much appreciated. I do enjoy tying simple flies. I think it must be down to my Lancastrian heritage, being brought up on a diet of Snipe & Purple, Partridge & Orange and other North Country spiders.
David
Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 5:44 am
by BrkTrt
I love your style. The fly is delightfully sparse with eye appeal.
Alan
Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:33 pm
by Brooktrout52
Nice looking fly!
Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:56 pm
by Theroe
Lovely fly….. AND I quite like your backdrop: rolling hills, tilled farmland, with a sliver of silver centered, hinting at the suggestion of a lazy meadow stream…..what water would that be???
Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 4:06 pm
by davidriley
Thank you for your comments. The photo was taken in the English Lake District with a glimpse of Rydal Water in the background.
David