Thunder and Lightning

[Heff2 0]

 

Thunder and Lightning 

tag: Silver and Yellow Floss.
Tail: Topping, Indian Crow*
Butt: Black Ostrich.
Body: Black Floss Floss.
Rib: Oval Silver*
Hackle: Fiery Brown*
Throat: Jay.*
Wing: Blue, Scarlet and Yellow Goose, Bustard, GP Tail, Bronze Mallard over.
Horns: Blue/Yellow Macaw

*subbed golden pheasant breast for Fruit Crow, embossed tinsel for Oval, ginger variant for fiery brown hackle and blue Guinea for Jay.  

tied a Kelson wing of the thunder and lightning. I built the wing tips down for the first time, I’ll be honest, I’m gonna need the fish to convince me they prefer it this way. I found it much trickier to build and doesn’t have the ascetic I like but perhaps that is a lack of practice. 

I’ll wait till I get some Jay and a better coloured hackle and give this one another go but I think this one will fish.

[RickZieger 0]

You continue to do good looking flies.

Rick

[niveker 0]

2 hours ago, Heff2 said:

Thunder and Lightning

Very nice, enjoying your posts, as always.  I like the sleek tapered body on this one.    

[SalarMan 0]

Nicely done Heff2. Tips down does make for an interesting variation on any pattern.

[Heff2 0]

Thanks Gents