SBPatt 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 Mel, apparently, is a fan of alliteration. Stripped peacock herl used for the body here, but lots of other options are available - stripped hackle quill, biot, thread, etc. hook - Dai Riki 320 #14 thread - Danville 6/0 black tail - woodduck flank fibers body - peacock herl (stripped) thorax - peacock herl wing - Congo Hair white hackle - grizzly (oversize by 1) mash barb; start thread at 3/4 mark tie a clump of CH on top of shank, secure with crossing wraps; pull up and post tie in hackle (shiny side out) wrap to bend, tie in stripped herl wrap herl; tie off at base of wing, coat with Sally prep woodduck flank (trim out center so you have one fiber on each side) flip over and tie on underside with fibers curving down (up) tie in peacock; wrap thorax, finish with thread at base of wing wrap hackle down the post; let hackle hang and capture with thread wraps at base of wing half hitch x 2 at base of wing, SHHAN trim wing Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 Mesmerizing. Your pics are so sharp that I find myself counting wraps ans strands. Thank you again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kentuckysteve 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2016 Great mayfly.Good job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2016 Another great step by step and I learned a new word to boot. Alliteration/ al-lit-er-a-tion, "the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words." I can't be the only one who has never heard that before, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2016 Tongue twisters are usually alliterative. That's the only reason I know the word ... "Susie sells sea shells by the sea shore." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2016 Great . Thanks SB. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atxdiscgolfer 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2016 Wow, nice pattern Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites