Brookes' Fancy

[nfrechet]

Brookes' Fancy

Hook - Wet/nymph style
Thread - Purple
Ribbing - Peacock herl
Body - Purple floss, thread or uni-stretch
Hackle - White

[letumgo]

Nice! This looks like a good midge pattern.

Have you done anything to improve durability of the peacock herl rib? Is the body treated with head cement or adhesive to make the rib more durable?

[hankaye]

nfrechet, Howdy;

Beauty of a fly Norm. What size hook is that???

hank

[nfrechet]

ray

i twisted the herl around a tag end if tying thread but as it goes with peacock herl its probably a 2-3 fish fly before the herl breaks. might fish better with strand of herl fluttering in the water

hank

thats a size 14

[hankaye]

nfrechet, Howdy;

Thanks Norm, have a good day.

hank

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Norm, I've been a fan of your tying since the FAOL days. I'm really enjoying seeing your flies again.

[letumgo]

Thanks Norm.