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nfrechet
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by nfrechet » Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:38 am
Old Master
Soft Hackle
Hook 1 (= size 14)
Wings - Hackled with a feather from the inside of a Woodcock’s wing
Body - Ash-colored silk, wrapped over with Heron’s herl
* Certain species of Heron is an illegal tying material in the USA. A substitute is gray goose.
Federal Register :: General Provisions; Revised List of Migratory Birds
I'm not into tying with silk threads or tying for museums. I use thread I have on hand.
https://youtu.be/pTc9R7jcLVgFlytiers sure have a way at making things difficult
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DOUGSDEN
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by DOUGSDEN » Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:33 pm
Norm,
An Old Master from the "Old Master" himself! A sincere compliment my friend! A job well done as always! What a beautiful pattern!
Dougsden
Fish when you can, not when you should! Anything short of this is just a disaster.
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Ron Eagle Elk
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by Ron Eagle Elk » Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:30 am
What a lovely dressing. That goose herl couldn't be more perfect. This is a fish catcher. Don't know why I stopped using it. It's one of the first that Donald Nicholson got me to tie, also using goose herl. Mine never looked that good.
"A man may smile and bid you hale yet curse you to the devil, but when a good dog wags his tail he is always on the level"
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Roadkill
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by Roadkill » Sun Dec 11, 2022 4:10 pm
Nice Pattern!
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FlyFisherMann1955
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by FlyFisherMann1955 » Fri Dec 16, 2022 10:16 am
I tied this version with Blue-eared pheasant herl as a substitute for Heron. Boy is it fragile. It's tied over Pearsall's Gossamer (Ash / #10). I like this fly lightly hackled, so I removed the fibers from 1 side of the feather.
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Tight Lines- Ken
