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Mister Grey
Hook: Grip 14723BL #12
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Hackle: Hen saddle, natural grey
Rib: Wire, silver fine
Body: SLF Prism, #194 Peacock
Cheeks: JC, dyed chartreuse

Cheers,
Hans W

Breath taking! Very impressive fly. I gasped when I first opened the post.

I really like this fly!

Beautiful.
I struggle to find plain JC "eyes" let alone ones dyed in such a fashion.

Hans - I have come back to look at this on my computer monitor (initially I viewed it from the small screen of my iPod). Now that I look at the fly on a larger monitor, another detail catches my attention. Did you wind the base of the jungle cock feather as a forward hackle? The effect is beautiful. Such a striking fly. The jungle cock nails are a lovely touch.

letumgo wrote:Hans - I have come back to look at this on my computer monitor (initially I viewed it from the small screen of my iPod). Now that I look at the fly on a larger monitor, another detail catches my attention. Did you wind the base of the jungle cock feather as a forward hackle? The effect is beautiful. Such a striking fly. The jungle cock nails are a lovely touch.

No JC winding. What you see are the lower barbs on the nail radiating out.

This one sure is a beauty! Well done Hans!!

Wow!!! Nothing else needs to be said about such a beauty.

Darin

The fly is very beautiful. Congrats!

-Beyond sheer beauty, I'm more interested in how the pattern evolved as a fish-taker.

Are you fishing it in a specific water type? (lake, pond, slow moving/fast moving stream). What species do you find that has been most attracted to your pattern? Do you fish it primarily for trout?

-Mike V.

What shall I say...lovely, sweet, just perfection...
M