Slade's Secret

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Norm Frechette
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Slade's Secret

Post by Norm Frechette » Mon Aug 10, 2015 4:04 am

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Slade's Secret

Tag: flat gold tinsel & gold floss
Tail: bronze mallard
Butt: peacock sword
Rib: gold oval tinsel
Body: rear half lime green wool, front half peacock herl
Wing: brown bear
Throat: teal flank, sparse

Reference: Charles DeFeo section of Forgotten Flies

In this pattern I made some substitutions (lack of materials)

1. I colored white floss with a gold marker to achieve the gold floss

2. I used peacock herl for the butt. I didnt feel the peacock sword herls I had were long enough.

3. I used moose body hair for the wing. I have no brown bear.

hope you like it

norm
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Re: Slade's Secret

Post by tie2fish » Mon Aug 10, 2015 6:37 am

Nice to hear from you again, Norm. That is a good looking pattern tied very, very well. Your subs work admirably and the mounting angles for the tail/wing/throat fibers are spot on.
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Re: Slade's Secret

Post by Smuggler » Tue Aug 11, 2015 7:22 am

Very nice Norm. As stated by Bill, your subs preformed quite well for you. Have you fished this fly before?
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Norm Frechette
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Re: Slade's Secret

Post by Norm Frechette » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:19 pm

i have not fished it yet

i saw the pattern on pinterest and it looked easy enough to tir
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Re: Slade's Secret

Post by William Anderson » Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:03 am

Norm, great to see you again. This does have a classic, forgotten look about it. Beautifully tied.
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Re: Slade's Secret

Post by Troutmaddave » Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:10 pm

Exquisite!
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