dflanagan 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2023 and doing it poorly. 🤪 Stumbled onto some 2/0 Partridge HE2 hooks at the shop today. Nice looking and sharp. Thought a Logie, from Radencich’s Twenty Salmon Flies, would look good but my goose feathers were too small to make the wing. Thought about a burned goose shoulder feather tied in at the mid-body point. Obviously didn’t go with that. Pheasant rump followed by a light blue saddle hackle throat and some Syd Glasso-inspired wings resulted in this monstrosity. I’m happy with individual elements of the fly but the overall look sucks. The best thing to come out of it is, like Edison, I learned another way how not to make a light bulb. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niveker 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2023 Long and lean, like a Cadillac Not a criticism, but a question: Why leave off the mallard overwing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dflanagan 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2023 Kinda got to a point where I’m trying to decide whether to strip it or save it. There’s still room at the head for the roof and some cheeks but, without a body hackle, I’m not sure it’s worth saving. Kinda leaning toward stripping and using the hook the way it was intended to be used and tie a Dee style. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
