Indian Hen and Peacock Soft Hackle

[Old Hat]

That has the "Letumgo" signature all over it. Nicely done.

[Roadkill]

Great looking creation! Should work well in a caddis hatch.

[Ruard]

Hi Ray,

When I was in America I had some presents with me and there where also some bodkins with a sewing needle and a piece of splitcane to hold the needle.

I do not remember if I give one to you??? They work good for splitting the thread as Hans mention already.

If you do not have one I shall make one for you but a bit patience please till september.

greeting

Ruard

[letumgo]

Ruard - Yes, you gave me one of those tools and I keep it right next to my vice. It is a great tool. Thank you! I enjoy using it for various tasks (splitting thread, applying head cement, parting hair when tying zonkers and matuku patterns, etc.). Plus it makes me remember out time at the Flymph gathering. Very cool.

[swellcat]

It's the Return of the POP fly.

It's a welcome return.

(I know it's a different feather, but I tend to view recipes—flies and food—as suggestions.)

To misquote UC Steve, this looks like a good bait.

[letumgo]

swellcat - Well spotted. This pattern is basically a POP pattern, with a different hackle and the addition of a wire rib. I just couldn't bring myself to call it a POP without the Partridge component. I like your comment about recipes being suggestions. I tend to be very precise in my fly recipes (so I can remember what materials I used), but I encourage substitutions when others try to copy a fly pattern. Many paths would lead to similar results.

[tie2fish]

Thanks Bill. I was just studying the flies construction, and imagining how to make it a tenkara style kebari pattern. As always, you are one step ahead.

You could tie the hackle on backwards if you want to, but I think fishing it as is with your Tenkara rod/technique will work just fine.

[letumgo]

Bill - Here is my first attempt at converting the fly to a Kebari style design. I pushed the body to far forward (old habits) to form the more characteristic head of a Kebari fly, but still fishable. The construction of this fly should be fairly durable too. The silk body is reinforces with a stainless steel wire rib (very strong and non-tarnising) and the throrax is reinforces with with a three strand thread core (via Wasatch Mitch's Bobbin) and the hackle is wrapped thru with a thread to make the hackle more durable. Field testing needed to prove design...

[hankaye]

Ray, Howdy;

Well done ... for your first attempt with that recipe .
Looking forward to seeing the results of the 'trial' .

hank

[tie2fish]

Awesome san .