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My set of Halloween flies will be Partridge-Peacock and Orange soft hackles tyed on barbless competition Czech hooks. They are a heavy hook, which is intended to help the fly sink quickly.


Wool Bodied Partridge-Peacock and Orange
Hook - Partridge Patriot Barbless Czech Nymph Hook (Size #10/formerly size 16)
Body - UNI-Yarn (Burnt Orange)
Tag/Rib - UTC Ultra Wire (Gold/Size Small)
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Red)
Hackle - Partridge (Natural)
Thorax - Three strands of Peacock Herl (Spirit River UV2 Treated Herl/Natural Color)
Head - (double three turn whip finish)

Probably the furthest thing from your mind, but those could scare up some carp.

Excellent! I can't wait for these.

nice set. and a very spooky pic.

very nice looking flies.

And..... do we each get an owl??

zen leecher wrote:very nice looking flies.

And..... do we each get an owl??

That would be a real hoot, but they're all protected ...

Excellent work, (as we expect from one of the "masters" )
How does the Uni-yarn transform when wet? Some "orange" floss and the like take on an almost mahogany tone when wet and the yarn should show some translucency, making this a very fishable pattern indeed.
Try a few with your 1/2 kilo spool of orange wool yarn from downunder for your own fishing purposes. That stuff takes on some interesting shading if smeared with Gink.
Liking the fullness of the Peacock herl and the added "bling" of UV, sounds like an interesting product.

Mataura mayfly wrote: How does the Uni-yarn transform when wet?

Just my opinion. I have not noticed the floss changing color at all. Perhaps Ray and others have noticed something different. I do like the Uni-Stretch as a 'Hot spot" or when I use dubbing in a split thread. The veil from the dubbing seems to dampen the brightness of the material.

Wayne,

Gorgeous flies! You sure know your way around a vice.

My pattern is tyed with UNI-Yarn, not UNI-Stretch. I love UNI-Stretch. It makes really nice smooth bodies on flies. The UNI-Yarn is fuzzy. I used the yarn to create a bit more fuzzy body. Here is a close up photo of the fly when it is dry (just before I took it fishing this morning).



Here are a couple photos of the same fly, after it has been fished. The yarn soaks up the water, and becomes just a little darker.

The sun light was focused by drop of water hanging under the body and reflected off the front of my camera. I love how the fly is lit. You can see a little translucency in the orange yarn material, and if you look closely you can see the iridescent reflection of the peacock herl body. The herl sort of has a purple haze to it, when viewed wet in direct sunlight. Pretty neat.

Ray, thank you for the clarification.
Now I will be looking to buy some yarn.

Great looking pattern Ray!