MT Promises

[letumgo]

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MT Promises
Hook - Mustad 3906
Thread - Red UNI-Thread (6/0)
Rear Body - White Midge Tubing (colored with olive Sharpie Marker, or any other color that you want)
Front Body - Five strands of peacock herl (wrapped in a thread dubbing loop to reinforce it for fishing)
Collar - Hungarian Partridge Hackle (Folded and wrapped)
Head - Thread with two coats of SHHAN high gloss clear nail polish)

[willowhead]

OH YEAH!!!!! .....on folding.....sometimes i fold before i tye in, sometimes after, sometimes both. i fold down, Ken Sawada folds up.....undoubtedly it makes no difference as long as you get the job done, and done right. i hold the tip in my right hand and fold with the left.....again it makes no difference i'm sure. Got any thoughts on the matter?

[letumgo]

Actually, the lyrics to the old Kenny Rodgers song just popped into my head ("you got to know when to fold 'em").

[willowhead]

rollin' rollin' rollin'...............keep them doggies rollin'....................RAWHIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fishhead]

great fly

[michaelgmcgraw]

That would be a good fly for the summer Skamania Steelhead run in the N.Y state Salmon river.

[letumgo]

Hmmm. I did not know that there was a summer steelhead run in New York. Man it would be great to catch a steelhead while wet wading. I usually have multiple layers of fleece, hat, glove etc. on when fishing for them.

[michaelgmcgraw]

Yup! there is some late run or drop back Steelies in the early spring and a steady trickle of them til July/ Early August when the fresh Skamania come in.

[willowhead]

One of the things i miss most bout not living in N.Y. full time anymore, is the Steelie fishin'............. .....oh well, can't have everything.

[Lonewolve]

Ray what size is this fly tied on? also do you need both sides of peacock sword to tie that other pattern you tied a while back i love this pattern as well as that peacock sword pattern and the candy apple patterns they will alll interest the Steelhead and regular trout alike.
Tight Wraps & Tight Lines
Rick Wallace