Evangeline 6/0

[Heff2 0]

I'll be honest, this one really put me to the test but it came out okay. a little clunky at the head and the side veiling feathers got a little roughed up.  I may continue to try and preen them but I'm happy with it at the moment.  It came from this source The Fishing gazette; devoted to angling, river, lake, and sea fishing, and fish culture : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive 

Here is the example from the Gazette and the recipe

  

I did use substitute Indian Crow from Ryan Houston and Kingfisher in place of the Chatterer 

 

Always open to feedback on improvements I can make 

[SalarMan 0]

To quote Darth Vader in his first encounter with Luke Skywalker...MOST IMPRESSIVE!!!

Interesting note on the kingfisher as a chatterer sub. Early on kingfisher was the blue feather of choice. Then it was discovered those feathers turned/looked gray when wet and blue chatterer became the sub of choice because it stayed bright blue when wet.😎

[SalarMan 0]

Those side feathers can probably be nicely preened with a small artist's camel hair brush.

[Heff2 0]

14 minutes ago, SalarMan said:

Interesting note on the kingfisher as a chatterer sub. Early on kingfisher was the blue feather of choice

That is interesting, as I tie I start to see why some elements become fixtures over time.   Tail veiling feathers help to keep the tail in a good position, herl butts let you hide a tie in and the cheeks cover the tie in point of the wing that can become less pleasing to the eye. 

11 minutes ago, SalarMan said:

Those side feathers can probably be nicely preened with a small artist's camel hair brush.

I will raid my wife's art supplies to see what I can find,  I may also give them a light steam to see if that helps  

[RickZieger 0]

That is another gorgeous fly.

Rick

[Heff2 0]

Thx @RickZieger

[Bruce Derington 0]

Classic’s will strengthen thread control in working with those types of materials. You have definitely cracked that nut! I know you realize this But these flies are tough and the placement of a single feather can give of Fit’s, great job

[Heff2 0]

21 hours ago, Bruce Derington said:

placement of a single feather can give of Fit’s

They really can, you spend time sizing and pairing the feathers but you’re absolutely right thread control is key to getting the placement the way you want.  A pair of duck billed pliers and some wax doesn’t hurt either.