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Private Eye Soft Hackle

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:29 pm
by Roadkill
I created this fly to use the Peacock Eye that I had trimmed the tips off for my #16 DMS Caddis heads...
http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11307

ImageRIMG1464 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

I tied about 4 herls in at the hook bend using the spot where I had cut off the tips & twisting them into a rope to form the body. The fly shows the bright Green, then the Gold and a little of the bright Blue of the feather.

ImageRIMG1465 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Hook- Mustad 3906B #12
Thread- Kimono Mossy Oak Silk
Body-Peacock Eye
Rib-SM Silver Ultra wire
Thorax-Peacock Black Ice Dub
Hackle-Whiting Dark Natural Dun Hen

Re: Private Eye Soft Hackle

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:24 pm
by DarrellP
A beauty! Very creative.

Re: Private Eye Soft Hackle

Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:01 am
by nfrechet
👍👍

nicely done using feathers in a different way other than stripping them

Re: Private Eye Soft Hackle

Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:46 am
by Mike62
I love this pattern! Nicely done, Bill.

Re: Private Eye Soft Hackle

Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:40 am
by DUBBN
Good looking pattern Bill

Re: Private Eye Soft Hackle

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 4:41 am
by letumgo
I’ve always been drawn to the peacocks eye feathers. The colors are so vibrant and captivating. You have beautifully incorporated them into your pattern.

Very well done Bill.