long hackled beast

[CreationBear]

Lykos--thanks for the link! I'm just starting to explore the spey scene a bit, but you've got to love those guy's materials stash. (FWIW, if you get a chance, pick up a melanistic ringtail skin--they're more plentiful than you'd think, and they've got a lot of neat feathers..."speckled" rump feathers, and the maroon/cream "almond hearts" and/or flank feathers make an interesting guinea sub.)

[lykos33]

CB, When I put that in google all I get is links to cats and lemurs...isn't it a type of pheasant?..."melanistic ringtail skin"
Murray

[CreationBear]

Ha, yes: it's just "black phase" ringneck pheasant cock....and for the love of all that's holy, be careful Googling that. (Also, the hens have really dramatic coloration as well.)

BTW, here's a link to an SBS using "manufactured" spey hackle:

http://flytyer.wordpress.com/2010/06/08 ... nal-spey//

[Kelly L.]

Lovely fly, I think it is perfect. You did a bang up job on this!!

[tie2fish]

Longish hackle works well on many types of flies, and this is an excellent example. Nicely done!

[DOUGSDEN]

Murray,
Wow! I really like the dry vs. wet photo's! Your pattern certainly changes character when soaked and the long fibers really do a good job veiling the body fur below! They combine well and compliment each other perfectly! Do you have other variations of body and hackle in the works? Great photo spread too!
Dougsden

[Soft-hackle]

Great stuff!

Mark

[letumgo]

I missed this post earlier. Handsome fly Murray. I especially love the profile when the fly is wet. Great job!

[lykos33]

Thanks for all the nice comments folks. I have decided that if a fly is going in the water, I wanna see what the fish is gonna see. So if I come up with something new or different (for me anyway) then it is going to be a double photo that I'll post
Murray

[hankaye]

lykos33, Howdy;

Murray, Have to admit that when I first started to read the
inital post for this thread, I was thinking along the lines of
the famous Tur-duck-in (Turkey stuffed with a chicken, that
has been stuffed with a stuffed duck);

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Co1Ecv_8g

or better the grand old stand-by the stuffe camel;

http://home.tiac.net/~cri_d/cri/1997/camel.html

Like to see DUBBIN fit one of them in his smoker...

hank

PS. Verified by Snopes;

http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/camel.asp