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Speck Of Gold
Hook: Sprite Perfect International #14
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Hackle: Pine squirrel guard hair, dyed dark olive
Rib: Holographic tinsel, gold
Abdomen: Pine squirrel underfur, dyed dark olive
Thorax: Pine squirrel underfur, dyed dark olive

Cheers,
Hans W

Hi Hans,

Is the hackle tied in a dubbing loop or just spread evenly around the hook shank?

Spread, but with 'weighting' towards the top half.

Cheers,
Hans W

I can not see the picture of the fly, for some reason. Is anyone else having this problem? The other posts I have looked at this morning seem to work fine (photos are visible).

Still no image, Ray?

Shows up for me, and seemingly for Stephen.

Please retry?

Cheers,
Hans W

Hmmm... I cleared my cache memory and restarted my browser and now I can see the picture fine. Wonder why it was only a problem with this post. Curious.

Anyway, beautiful fly Hans. The gold rib accents the dark color beautifully.

Ray,

Thanks. I like it also

Cheers,
Hans W

Hans- did you twist the tinsel round near the rear of the fly and then allow it to flatten wider as you approached the thorax?

Correct Liam. Well spotted. It provided me with the effect I was after

Cheers,
Hans W

Clever... I like the effect. I think this kind of tapering can add much to the effectiveness of a fly. This may be a stretch, but I would be quite curious to see a picture of this fly wet, if you are so inclined.