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ScottP
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by ScottP » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:20 am
Ran across this one while looking for some info on the Kite dry fly. Pretty cool looking Welsh pattern; Hans has a great video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtcAg_TyiCE
hook - Mustad 94840 #12
thread - MFC 6/0 purple
tag - tying thread
tail - bronze mallard
rib - x-small wire gold
body - bronze mallard
hackle - hen dun (original calls for Andalusian dun, of which I definitely have none)
Regards,
Scott
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Smuggler
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by Smuggler » Tue Jan 05, 2016 3:43 pm
Nice.
That Andalusian dun may be a bit hard to find. I think I have a viable recipe for dying if you'd be interested in it.
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ScottP
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by ScottP » Tue Jan 05, 2016 4:52 pm
Smuggler wrote:I think I have a viable recipe for dying if you'd be interested in it.
Thanks; I'd love to see it.
The more I looked at the first try, the more it seemed a bit "stalky"; switched to a different hook (Mustad 3399A) and proportions look better to me.
Regards,
Scott
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hankaye
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by hankaye » Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:16 am
ScottP, Howdy;
I don't see anything wrong with either one ... wither you're catching fish or fisherfolk
both will do an excellent job
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hank
Striving for a less complicated life since 1949...
"Every day I beat my own previous record for number
of consecutive days I've stayed alive." George Carlin
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William Anderson
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by William Anderson » Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:00 am
Scott, I agree, I was smitten with the material combination on the first effort and the tying, but the second try really looks like a killer. I love this fly. As I try to narrow what I carry, I still seem to want more options. After last season, I swear I could carry only about 7 flies and be very happy, but the reality points towards hundreds. But I'm trying. This is one to try this season.
"A man should not try to eliminate his complexes, but rather come into accord with them. They are ultimately what directs his conduct in the world." Sigmund Freud.
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redsedge
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by redsedge » Sat Jan 09, 2016 3:00 pm
This pattern has really caught my attention and I am anxious to give it a swing come sping. I have come across another version of the Usk Naylor/Nailer which appears to be tied for a decidedly different use than swinging downstream. I thought some would enjoy the link. Not to worry, Hank - nothing to spend your money on here!
Cheers,
Jim
http://www.gwentanglingsociety.co.uk/ar ... usk-naylor
