Simple Pheasant soft hackle

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davidriley
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Simple Pheasant soft hackle

Post by davidriley » Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:29 am

Here is one that I have hopes for. I like very basic type flies

Hends BL599 size 14 hook. Uni-thread 8/0 camel. Hends hare dubbing dark March brown for body with Rusty brown dubbing for thorax. Hen pheasant back patch hackle, slightly long in fibre.

Sorry the photo is wrong way round - not sure what went wrong.
David
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Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle

Post by NightWatchman » Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:41 am

Very nice David.
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Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle

Post by DUBBN » Sun Jul 18, 2021 9:00 am

davidriley wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:29 am Here is one that I have hopes for. I like very basic type flies

Hends BL599 size 14 hook. Uni-thread 8/0 camel. Hends hare dubbing dark March brown for body with Rusty brown dubbing for thorax. Hen pheasant back patch hackle, slightly long in fibre.

Sorry the photo is wrong way round - not sure what went wrong.
David

Did you say "basic"? I prefer basic tyes as well.

You have a fine looking pattern there.

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Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle

Post by Roadkill » Sun Jul 18, 2021 2:39 pm

Great looking fly!!
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Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle

Post by Ron Eagle Elk » Sun Jul 18, 2021 5:23 pm

That's a lovely wee fly, David. Can't stop looking at it. All the colors and shape just work so well together. Fine pattern.
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Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle

Post by davidriley » Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:42 am

Thank you for your favourable comments. Much appreciated. I do enjoy tying simple flies. I think it must be down to my Lancastrian heritage, being brought up on a diet of Snipe & Purple, Partridge & Orange and other North Country spiders.

David
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Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle

Post by BrkTrt » Wed Jul 21, 2021 5:44 am

I love your style. The fly is delightfully sparse with eye appeal.

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Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle

Post by Brooktrout52 » Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:33 pm

Nice looking fly!
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Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle

Post by Theroe » Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:56 pm

Lovely fly….. AND I quite like your backdrop: rolling hills, tilled farmland, with a sliver of silver centered, hinting at the suggestion of a lazy meadow stream…..what water would that be???
Soft and wet - the only way....
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Re: Simple Pheasant soft hackle

Post by davidriley » Fri Aug 20, 2021 4:06 pm

Thank you for your comments. The photo was taken in the English Lake District with a glimpse of Rydal Water in the background.
David
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