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Smuggler
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by Smuggler » Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:04 am
Hope this fishes as good as it looks! A fine late season olive imitation is what I'm thinking.
Hook: Daiichi 1560 #16
Silk: Pearsall's Yellow #5 waxed with cobblers wax.
Hackle: Starling inside covert. Greyish Dun colored feather under the feathers used for the Black Spider.
I'm really digging this fly. It might fish better a bit more sparsely dressed.
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by tie2fish » Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:06 am
I'm shoveling right with you on this one, Eric. A sure winner any time of the year if olives are about. Same hackle/thread twisting process as your Baillie's black?
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by zen leecher » Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:23 am
nice looking pattern.
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by letumgo » Tue Oct 20, 2015 12:02 pm
That'll fish sure as dynamite! Poor fish don't stand a chance...
Really nice variation Eric.
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by crazy4oldcars » Tue Oct 20, 2015 12:31 pm
tie2fish wrote:<snip> Same hackle/thread twisting process as your Baillie's black?
Seems like I missed a step in there somewhere, lol. Not unusual for me.
Could I bother either of you gents for a little more explanation?
In any case, I like the fly. It looks like something my little panfish buddies might like to nibble on.
Kirk
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by Smuggler » Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:35 pm
tie2fish wrote:I'm shoveling right with you on this one, Eric. A sure winner any time of the year if olives are about. Same hackle/thread twisting process as your Baillie's black?
You bet! I love that method, it makes for a durable fly but, if you overwax the thread the hackle sometimes catches on the thread while twisting and is quite a royal pain in the ass.
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by Smuggler » Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:46 pm
crazy4oldcars wrote:tie2fish wrote:<snip> Same hackle/thread twisting process as your Baillie's black?
Seems like I missed a step in there somewhere, lol. Not unusual for me.
Could I bother either of you gents for a little more explanation?
In any case, I like the fly. It looks like something my little panfish buddies might like to nibble on.
Kirk
I posted a sbs some time ago on Stewart's Black Spider and the technique I use to slightly palmer the hackle while reinforcing at the same time.
LINK TO STEWART'S BLACK SPIDER TUTORIAL: http://flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6156
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by Roadkill » Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:46 pm
Nicely done!
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by crazy4oldcars » Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:19 pm
Smuggler wrote:
I posted a sbs some time ago on Stewart's Black Spider and the technique I use to slightly palmer the hackle while reinforcing at the same time.
LINK TO STEWART'S BLACK SPIDER TUTORIAL: http://flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6156
Gracias! That one must have either got by me, or got directed into the space between the cells, lol.
Kirk
