Pale watery

[letumgo]

Thanks Ashley! I appreciate the description, but I have a feeling my wife will not be happy when I raid her spice cabinet. (nothing surprises her any more in terms of my fly tying hobby. She already thinks I am crazy. This will just be further proof. he he he )

[hankaye]

Ray, Howdy;

Wear the 'Mad Bomber' hat ..... that should get a good reaction...

hank

[ashley]

Thanks Ashley! I appreciate the description, but I have a feeling my wife will not be happy when I raid her spice cabinet. (nothing surprises her any more in terms of my fly tying hobby. She already thinks I am crazy. This will just be further proof. he he he )

I would go for it when shes not looking, though she may start asking questions when the curry she smelt doesn't appear.

[letumgo]

[Smuggler]

Really digging this fly, thanks for sharing with us.

This reminds me I "need"(yea right, like I need to) get into dyeing my own materials.

[Mataura mayfly]

Ashley thank you, not only a good looking pattern but the handy hints on the dying. I tried some small batch Mallard drake breast feather dying and the Tumeric worked a treat.
Owing to only doing a dozen feathers at a time with various concoctions I did not boil on the stove top, but nuked a small amount of the dye/ feather mix in the microwave.
About half a cup of liquid and a couple of 40 second bursts seemed to make a nice yellow duck breast feather.

[ashley]

Ashley thank you, not only a good looking pattern but the handy hints on the dying. I tried some small batch Mallard drake breast feather dying and the Tumeric worked a treat.
Owing to only doing a dozen feathers at a time with various concoctions I did not boil on the stove top, but nuked a small amount of the dye/ feather mix in the microwave.
About half a cup of liquid and a couple of 40 second bursts seemed to make a nice yellow duck breast feather.

I found another quick and easy way to dye feathers and I wrote the instructions here http://shoestringflyfisher.blogspot.co.uk/
The instructions are for using Kool-aid but it does work with other dyes including turmeric.

[hankaye]

ashley, Howdy;

That's a nice Blog you have going on. I've enjoyed reading some of what you have posted there.
The Summer of '71 I was fortunate enough to have visited The Salisbury Plain and Stonehenge.
Beautiful countryside there.
You should add your blog's link to your signature line.....
Thanks for shareing.

hank

[ashley]

Quick update, I took a couple of fish on this fly during a lull in the E.Dancia hatch recently. So it definitely works.

[gig]

Nice fly and very good use of spices