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Atherton's Flymph

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:28 am
by Old Hat
Not really. Just playing around but, here is my interpretation of an Atherton's Dark Nymph tied flymph.

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Re: Atherton's Flymph

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 12:24 pm
by Roadkill
Great looking fly! What is the thorax?

Re: Atherton's Flymph

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:15 pm
by Old Hat
Thanks Bill, just a touch of blue simi-seal.

Re: Atherton's Flymph

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 5:21 pm
by fly_fischa
I've missed seeing your ties buddy. Beautifully dressed harpoon, has a lovely flow to it. Good to see you're getting some time behind the vise, it's inspiring me to see if I can still tie a fly ;)
K :)

Re: Atherton's Flymph

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:32 pm
by tjd
Very nice looking pattern, Carl!

The Atherton series has worked well for me, and has been a favorite for a long time.

Best,

Tim

Re: Atherton's Flymph

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:39 pm
by Old Hat
Thanks gentlemen, I appreciate the comments. It feels good to get behind the vise again Karsten. It has been a while. Some family stuff has put a damper on my desire as of late.

Re: Atherton's Flymph

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:23 pm
by letumgo
Great to see you back at the vice Carl! I love this pattern.

Re: Atherton's Flymph

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:00 am
by William Anderson
Carl, I like the fly, what's not to like, but can you describe a bit about the Atherton fly and what you've done differently. I really don't know a lot about his fly design theory. If the timing is bad, no worries.

w

Re: Atherton's Flymph

Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:52 am
by Old Hat
Atherton tended to use a medley of colors in dubbing mixes to get the shade he wanted. One of the dark nymph patterns he used kingfisher as the shellback or blue tinsel.