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I have found red and yellow to be a great combination for Brook trout. Going to try these out in the wilderness lakes and streams this summer.

Hook: Owner Mosquito hook #14
Thread: Yellow Pearsall's silk thread and Griffith's 14/0 cranberry
Hackle: Partridge dyed blue dun

Another must try combination, did you tie this forward or back?

I'll definitely have to give that a try, nice fly.

Roadkill wrote:Another must try combination, did you tie this forward or back?

Glad you guys like it.

I tied a base of yellow back then forward. Did a whip finish at the thorax. Then tied on the red behind the eye. Tied on the hackle. Moved the red thread to the back of the thorax. Wrapped the hackle back. Moved the thread forward through the thorax counter wrapping the hackle. Tied off behind the eye.

Very nice. Read and yellow is a great attractor combination.

Is this tyed with a full hackle feather, or did you strip the fibers from one side? I like this pattern.

PS - Very nice job capturing the color of the dun dyed partridge hackle.

letumgo wrote:Is this tyed with a full hackle feather, or did you strip the fibers from one side? I like this pattern.

PS - Very nice job capturing the color of the dun dyed partridge hackle.

I tied some both ways. This one was stripped along one side.

I think I'm finally getting the knack of photographing that hackle.

You are impressive and the fly…well the fly speaks for itself.

I agree with you about yellow & red for brookies. That is the shade of red they like, too. Looks like beaver pond dynamite.

A great attractor pattern very well tied, Carl. That dyed partridge hackle is exceptionally good looking, and you have indeed mastered the trick of photographing it.