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Brookes' Fancy

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2019 10:00 am
by nfrechet
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Brookes' Fancy

Hook - Wet/nymph style
Thread - Purple
Ribbing - Peacock herl
Body - Purple floss, thread or uni-stretch
Hackle - White

Re: Brookes' Fancy

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2019 12:55 pm
by letumgo
Nice! This looks like a good midge pattern.

Have you done anything to improve durability of the peacock herl rib? Is the body treated with head cement or adhesive to make the rib more durable?

Re: Brookes' Fancy

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2019 11:30 pm
by hankaye
nfrechet, Howdy;

Beauty of a fly Norm. What size hook is that???

hank

Re: Brookes' Fancy

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:13 am
by nfrechet
ray

i twisted the herl around a tag end if tying thread but as it goes with peacock herl its probably a 2-3 fish fly before the herl breaks. might fish better with strand of herl fluttering in the water :D

hank

thats a size 14

Re: Brookes' Fancy

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:08 am
by hankaye
nfrechet, Howdy;

Thanks Norm, have a good day.

hank

Re: Brookes' Fancy

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:58 am
by Ron Eagle Elk
Norm, I've been a fan of your tying since the FAOL days. I'm really enjoying seeing your flies again.

Re: Brookes' Fancy

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:23 pm
by letumgo
Thanks Norm. ;)