Thread- UTC 70 Rusty Brown
Tail- barbs from a Bobwhite Quail tail feather
Body-Mink dubbing made today out of a Vilnius Hotel Key Ring
Rib- MED Gold Ultra Wire
Hackle-Bobwhite rump feather
RIMG7252 by William Lovelace, on FlickrBaltic Bobwhite Flymph
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Baltic Bobwhite Flymph
Hook-Wholesale Fly Company Model 21 #12
Thread- UTC 70 Rusty Brown
Tail- barbs from a Bobwhite Quail tail feather
Body-Mink dubbing made today out of a Vilnius Hotel Key Ring
Rib- MED Gold Ultra Wire
Hackle-Bobwhite rump feather
RIMG7252 by William Lovelace, on Flickr
Thread- UTC 70 Rusty Brown
Tail- barbs from a Bobwhite Quail tail feather
Body-Mink dubbing made today out of a Vilnius Hotel Key Ring
Rib- MED Gold Ultra Wire
Hackle-Bobwhite rump feather
RIMG7252 by William Lovelace, on Flickr-
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Re: Baltic Bobwhite Flymph
I’ll take a dozen! 
(kidding)
Superbly fishable pattern Bill.
PS - “Vilnius Hotel Key Ring”? Tell us more…
(kidding)
Superbly fishable pattern Bill.
PS - “Vilnius Hotel Key Ring”? Tell us more…
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Re: Baltic Bobwhite Flymph
Ray,
In 2011 my wife and I agreed to meet Australian friends in Norway, where we first met 25 years before.
We decided to take a look through the Baltic States on our way to Scandinavia. Our first stop was Vilnius. Our hotel was one of those where the room key was left at the desk when you went out for the day. The keyring looked like it had a mink tail about 8" long attached, but some local furrier made them out of tapered triangular mink body scraps glued together. The key ring was inserted in a small grommet set in the wide part of the mink "tail". The desk manager could tell at a glance if you were out for the day if the tail was hanging out of the key cubby hole.
They sold these "tails "at the front desk, I had to have one since they obviously were
for a fly tyer & cheaper than it would cost to buy that much packaged dubbing. 
Since then, it held an extra set of keys for our condo, when we wanted to walk or grab a bus without taking the normal car keys with the big fobs attached.
This morning I noticed that the glued hide had almost broken in two from brittleness and decided that it was time to make dubbing.
In 2011 my wife and I agreed to meet Australian friends in Norway, where we first met 25 years before.
We decided to take a look through the Baltic States on our way to Scandinavia. Our first stop was Vilnius. Our hotel was one of those where the room key was left at the desk when you went out for the day. The keyring looked like it had a mink tail about 8" long attached, but some local furrier made them out of tapered triangular mink body scraps glued together. The key ring was inserted in a small grommet set in the wide part of the mink "tail". The desk manager could tell at a glance if you were out for the day if the tail was hanging out of the key cubby hole.
They sold these "tails "at the front desk, I had to have one since they obviously were
for a fly tyer & cheaper than it would cost to buy that much packaged dubbing. Since then, it held an extra set of keys for our condo, when we wanted to walk or grab a bus without taking the normal car keys with the big fobs attached.
This morning I noticed that the glued hide had almost broken in two from brittleness and decided that it was time to make dubbing.
Re: Baltic Bobwhite Flymph
The Baltic Bobwhite was tested today on the Middle Deschutes today and made the cut with 6 out of 8 fish landed.
I knew it was a keeper when I tied into fish on the 3rd and 5th casts.
RIMG7262 by William Lovelace, on Flickr
RIMG7265 by William Lovelace, on Flickr
I knew it was a keeper when I tied into fish on the 3rd and 5th casts.
RIMG7262 by William Lovelace, on FlickrRIMG7265 by William Lovelace, on Flickr
Re: Baltic Bobwhite Flymph
Glad you got out... looks like Tetherow, should be cooler this morning...
Re: Baltic Bobwhite Flymph
Half at Tetherow and half at 2 Bridges. 
Re: Baltic Bobwhite Flymph
That looks like a serious Soft Hackle work horse. Perfect!!
Re: Baltic Bobwhite Flymph
Some diversions from working at Roadkill Bunkhouse in eastern Oregon, BBF worked some more in Powder River...
RIMG7271 by William Lovelace, on Flickr
And counted coup on one more about 3,000' higher in a lake at 7,100 feet...
RIMG7285 by William Lovelace, on Flickr
RIMG7271 by William Lovelace, on FlickrAnd counted coup on one more about 3,000' higher in a lake at 7,100 feet...
RIMG7285 by William Lovelace, on Flickr