flyfishing99 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2011 Hi, Reading a blog by Jason Borger. He described the "Bottle Washer" midge pattern. Has a trailing shuck and hackle cut to approximately 1/3 the gap/gape of the hook. This one is a size 20. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
utyer 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2011 Just ugly enough to work. Good way to use up "marginal" hackle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyfishing99 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2011 Just ugly enough to work. Good way to use up "marginal" hackle Actually, you trim the hackle to about 1/3 the gap/gape. Given that this is a size 20 fly, it would be pretty small hackle to use without trimming.................... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyfishing99 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2011 More traditional colors........ Less ugly??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lykos33 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2011 You post nicely tied, useful flies...if you would put them in the database with recipes you would be doing a lot of us, who would like to use your skills to further ours, a big service...just a suggestion... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
