Heff2 0 Report post Posted June 7 Blue Rover 3/0 I’ve been a little busy of late and haven’t gotten much time at the vise. This is my first salmon fly with a hackle feather underwing, most patterns I’ve tied have a GP tippet underwing . There a couple improvements to be made but I’m happy with it on a whole. Tag: Silver twist and magenta silk Tail: Topping and Golden Pheasant rump (yellow) Butt: Black Ostrich herl Body: blue silk – flat silver tinsel*– blue silk in equal sections Rib: Oval silver tinsel Hackle: Light blue from silver Throat: Gallina Wing: Red hackles back to back; White-tip Turkey; Golden Pheasant, Bustard, red, yellow, blue Turkey; Woodduck sides and Peacock sword/herl; Mallard roof; a topping over all Cheeks: Jungle Cock and Blue Chatterer** Horns: Blue and Gold Macaw Head: Black * subbed embossed tinsel, oddly it’s easier to source embossed metal tinsel than flat metal tinsel **subbed a blue salmon neck feather in place of chatterer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted June 8 Your work just keeps getting better and better Arthur. Well done indeed. What is the source of the pattern? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heff2 0 Report post Posted June 8 It was on classicflytying.net , this is from a series that Hardy made available to retailers to stock a few flies that covered a wider range of patterns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickZieger 0 Report post Posted June 8 Another good looking fly from your vise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted June 9 Nice, waxing your thread will help with finishing off head Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted June 10 Very nice job Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heff2 0 Report post Posted June 10 Thx gents, Bruce, I’m going to find a thread that lays flatter too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
