Light Blue Flymph

[Roadkill]

This is a variation of Thomas Charleton's Light Blae early 1800's fly in Robert Smith's The North Country Fly.

"The Light Blae
Light blue silk dubbed with house rat's fur
Hackle: Grey Plover or Snipe."

I have no house rat's fur, so I subbed Muskrat dubbing.
My Snipe wings are pretty picked over so Medium Dun Whiting Hen Cape matches the gray in the Snipe wing rather well.


Hook-Dai Riki 070 #12
Thread-Kimono 373 Glacier Ice
Hackle-Medium Dun Whiting Hen

RIMG9167 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

[DUBBN]

I just tied 2 dozen of something similar in size 20.


No where near as gorgeous as this pattern, but very productive in my Winter nymphing.


Gorgeous pattern. You do very good work!!

[DOUGSDEN]

Bill,
Wow! Delicious looking pattern for sure! Our friend Alan Petrucci used to live by the mantra of simple is better! Your pattern is wonderfully simple yet no less beautiful! You have a particular knack for making incredible looking flies! I admire this in you very much!
Doug

[Mike62]

Absolutely gorgeous; very nicely done!

[Mike62]

Bill,
Wow! Delicious looking pattern for sure! Our friend Alan Petrucci used to live by the mantra of simple is better! Your pattern is wonderfully simple yet no less beautiful! You have a particular knack for making incredible looking flies! I admire this in you very much!
Doug

I miss Alan...