Starling, Purple and Gold

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Starling, Purple and Gold

Post by paparex » Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:28 pm

Starling, Purple and Gold
Starling, Purple and Gold
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Hook: Curved #20
Thread: Purple Silk
Wing Bud: Golden Pheasant Crest
Hackle: Starling

Just trying a little attraction to the normal Starling and Purple. The photo is a bit large for the window
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Re: Starling, Purple and Gold

Post by Mataura mayfly » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:13 pm

Very nice looking wee fly!
I like the addition of the yellow crest to add a bit of an attention getter. Nice neat tying on a #20.
Once you open the post, the attached photo "resizes" to a better viewing window, so all is good.
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Re: Starling, Purple and Gold

Post by letumgo » Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:58 am

I like that a lot! Really nice variation. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Re: Starling, Purple and Gold

Post by DUBBN » Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:13 am

Outstanding! I like that wing bud!
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Re: Starling, Purple and Gold

Post by tie2fish » Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:18 am

Oh yeah! That should get some attention all right. Nicely tied.
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Re: Starling, Purple and Gold

Post by Smuggler » Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:51 am

Very thoughtful. Just enough flash to grab some attention. I like.
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Re: Starling, Purple and Gold

Post by crazy4oldcars » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:42 pm

Another style to add to my try-it list. Going in the file.

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Re: Starling, Purple and Gold

Post by William Anderson » Thu Oct 08, 2015 1:27 pm

This fly in this size should really be a killer. Nice tie. I thought the wing was a synthetic from the pic but kudos on the golden pheasant crest. Nice touch.

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