Wow! Those are really nice John. The Gambles Quail has such a nice fun coloration. The hackle looks sorta like a miniature waterhen hackle.
Outstanding pattern btw. They will hunt!
Gambels Quail
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Re: Gambels Quail
John ~ Your excellent post brings back memories of a few years back when I found a Gambel's quail skin at a fly show ...
http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... ail#p50552
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Re: Gambels Quail
Beautiful flies and photos! Blue Ribbon is such a great source for SH feathers.
The cork is also a great prop!!
The cork is also a great prop!!
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Re: Gambels Quail
I like them..........
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Re: Gambels Quail
Hi John,
Very nice flies, as always. I still have a couple of Gambel's quail skins from birds that I killed when I was stationed in Yuma, AZ. The farmers loved it when we killed a few, they would really tear up some newly sprouted crops. Very tough birds to hunt without a dog!
The feathers have a nice coloration for matching the larger spring mayflies...I tie up and fish a Hendrickson soft hackle/emerger pattern with it.
Best,
Tim
Very nice flies, as always. I still have a couple of Gambel's quail skins from birds that I killed when I was stationed in Yuma, AZ. The farmers loved it when we killed a few, they would really tear up some newly sprouted crops. Very tough birds to hunt without a dog!
The feathers have a nice coloration for matching the larger spring mayflies...I tie up and fish a Hendrickson soft hackle/emerger pattern with it.
Best,
Tim
Re: Gambels Quail
nice - i really like the slate with dark black line in the soft hackle....ill bet that looks great when wet!
Soft and wet - the only way....
Re: Gambels Quail
Very similar to waterhen; makes a good sub.Theroe wrote:nice - i really like the slate with dark black line in the soft hackle....ill bet that looks great when wet!
Some of the same morons who throw their trash around in National parks also vote. That alone would explain the state of American politics. ~ John Gierach, "Still Life with Brook Trout"