FLYMPH FORUM

This is a variation of Thomas Charleton's Light Blae early 1800's fly in Robert Smith's The North Country Fly.

"The Light Blae
Light blue silk dubbed with house rat's fur
Hackle: Grey Plover or Snipe."

I have no house rat's fur, so I subbed Muskrat dubbing.
My Snipe wings are pretty picked over so Medium Dun Whiting Hen Cape matches the gray in the Snipe wing rather well.


Hook-Dai Riki 070 #12
Thread-Kimono 373 Glacier Ice
Hackle-Medium Dun Whiting Hen

RIMG9167 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

I just tied 2 dozen of something similar in size 20.


No where near as gorgeous as this pattern, but very productive in my Winter nymphing.


Gorgeous pattern. You do very good work!!

Bill,
Wow! Delicious looking pattern for sure! Our friend Alan Petrucci used to live by the mantra of simple is better! Your pattern is wonderfully simple yet no less beautiful! You have a particular knack for making incredible looking flies! I admire this in you very much!
Doug

Absolutely gorgeous; very nicely done!

DOUGSDEN wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:10 pm Bill,
Wow! Delicious looking pattern for sure! Our friend Alan Petrucci used to live by the mantra of simple is better! Your pattern is wonderfully simple yet no less beautiful! You have a particular knack for making incredible looking flies! I admire this in you very much!
Doug

I miss Alan...