Winters hope

[Rocky Maley 0]

A Winters Hope i tied up and a Blur Heron

 

I posted a step by step on tying the Winters Hope on my blog

 

Rocky

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

just stunning as always my friend

[Mike Boyer 0]

Beautiful ties, Rocky. Love your blog and have it bookmarked. See you and your family in March.

[fishes-with-fly 0]

If I may comment without offending; the collar Hackle is too long. It will lay along the entire length of the body and when down current and mask the flash. You are also missing the purple Hackle in front of the blue and the golden olive calf/kip tail on top, all that is called for in the standard dressing.

[Rocky Maley 0]

If I may comment without offending; the collar Hackle is too long. It will lay along the entire length of the body and when down current and mask the flash. You are also missing the purple Hackle in front of the blue and the golden olive calf/kip tail on top, all that is called for in the standard dressing.

 

 

It dose have the purple over the blue and in all the patterns i have found in my books the hair wing version calls for the olive hair but dosen't show it in the feather wing. as far as hackle lenth is concern this 1 thought it was ok

 

Rocky

[Arkansas Mike 0]

Beautiful, Rocky. And obviously effective. Sweeeet.

Love the blog. Gotcha' linked.

 

 

 

Mike

[Old Hat 0]

Beautiful work Rocky. Not traditional as I think fishes-with-fly was referring to, but a great take as usual. Nice body work. That embossed stuff can be a pain.

[TheVancouverMan 0]

Nice flies! Is there any reason you set the heads a bit farther back from the hook eye?

[letumgo 0]

Great flies Rocky! I love the embossed tinsel body. Super!

[Petros 0]

Super flies. More please.

[Mr. Vegas 0]

hey Rockie, where are you from?

[Rocky Maley 0]

hey Rockie, where are you from?

 

 

 

John Day Oregon

 

Here is a hair wing version tied with a wool fron New Zealand that is close to mohair. I have it avalable in my shop

 

Rocky