Purple. Partridge

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Purple. Partridge

Post by upstatetrout » Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:40 pm

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Re: Purple. Partridge

Post by tie2fish » Wed Sep 19, 2018 1:04 pm

Beautifully crafted. What brand is the silk?
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Re: Purple. Partridge

Post by upstatetrout » Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:07 pm

Pearsalls Gossamer
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Re: Purple. Partridge

Post by William Anderson » Wed Sep 19, 2018 3:36 pm

That’s a devastating little spider. Beautiful job with the heel head.
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Re: Purple. Partridge

Post by Old Hat » Wed Sep 19, 2018 3:38 pm

VWell done Tom. Those herl heads are bit tricky. That partridge is very nicely marked too. Top notch tying!
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Re: Purple. Partridge

Post by tie2fish » Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:29 pm

tie2fish wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 1:04 pm Beautifully crafted. What brand is the silk?
How did you get it to shine?
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Re: Purple. Partridge

Post by upstatetrout » Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:21 pm

I have a very sophistacated photography set up. It consists of my tablet (camera) The booklet the tablet came with.(background)
And a flashlight for special effects.
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Re: Purple. Partridge

Post by upstatetrout » Thu Sep 20, 2018 9:29 am

I believe the answer is a wingless wet emerger. :lol:
Oh,and by the way John this was my most successful pattern on the Henrys Fork.

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Re: Purple. Partridge

Post by redsedge » Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:11 pm

Old Hat wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 3:38 pm Those herl heads are bit tricky.
An understatement if I've ever heard one!
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Re: Purple. Partridge

Post by Theroe » Wed Sep 26, 2018 5:54 am

Very nice-I just never seem to catch fish on the “purple and” series of flies!
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