Hook: Grip Barbless Hook 11013BL #18; four Microfibetts for the tails; peacock quill dyed, stripped, and wrapped over a tapered thread base to form the body; the upright and knock-down wings are natural dun CDC feathers.
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Wounded Duck
Started by KevCompton, Mar 18 2008 08:44 PM
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Posted 18 March 2008 - 08:44 PM
Wounded Duck
Hook: Grip Barbless Hook 11013BL #18; four Microfibetts for the tails; peacock quill dyed, stripped, and wrapped over a tapered thread base to form the body; the upright and knock-down wings are natural dun CDC feathers.
Hook: Grip Barbless Hook 11013BL #18; four Microfibetts for the tails; peacock quill dyed, stripped, and wrapped over a tapered thread base to form the body; the upright and knock-down wings are natural dun CDC feathers.
Kevin D Compton
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Easy wind going 'cross the Bayou today,
And the river keeps a talkin',
But you never heard a word it said...
-- Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia.
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Easy wind going 'cross the Bayou today,
And the river keeps a talkin',
But you never heard a word it said...
-- Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia.
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Posted 18 March 2008 - 08:50 PM
another great one Kev thanks for sharing
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".--Thomas Jefferson
There is no such thing as a blank day for a fisherman. It will be saved for him by the white-throated weasel, who watches his fishing from a hole in the wall under which is lying a fish that refused all flies; or by the excitment of identifying insects; or by the apple-bloosom in a nearby orchard; and no one would call that day a blank on which he has seen a king-fisher." -- Arthur Ransome Rod and Line, 1929
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Posted 18 March 2008 - 09:02 PM
Kev...Very nice looking fly. The body is "tight!" You're just using a regular peacock feather stripped of its fibers? Tied in at the tip?
Thanks for sharing.
Later...
Thom
Thanks for sharing.
Later...
Thom
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solid technique with a dash of style
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Posted 19 March 2008 - 08:10 AM
Great tying job.
Mark
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Posted 19 March 2008 - 08:58 AM
Kev, I need 15 dozen by April 15th!!!! 
Regards,
Mike
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Posted 19 March 2008 - 09:40 AM
SullyTM,
Yes, from the tip towards the base. The flue is removed with a pencil eraser. I always first hold the peacock quill and pull at the tip. The quill will break at it's weakest point. I then tie in the 'tip' and wrap.
The eyed peacock sticks are first bleached then dyed. I get them from English Angling Trappings, which I believe is now Anglers Den in upstate NY. The 'bleached' herl will also take a permanent marker after the flue is stripped. You can wipe the Chartpak/Pantone before or after wrapping the body. I prefer marking the quills before I tie them on the hook.
Hi Mike,
Just 15? By tax day? or is that the beginning of the Maryland season? I sent this pattern for sample-returns to the ScientificFly commercial tying factory....it'll be tied, if I nod, on Grip Hooks 11011BL #16-20. BWO, PMD, and a Sulphur (#14-16).
Kevin
Yes, from the tip towards the base. The flue is removed with a pencil eraser. I always first hold the peacock quill and pull at the tip. The quill will break at it's weakest point. I then tie in the 'tip' and wrap.
The eyed peacock sticks are first bleached then dyed. I get them from English Angling Trappings, which I believe is now Anglers Den in upstate NY. The 'bleached' herl will also take a permanent marker after the flue is stripped. You can wipe the Chartpak/Pantone before or after wrapping the body. I prefer marking the quills before I tie them on the hook.
Hi Mike,
Just 15? By tax day? or is that the beginning of the Maryland season? I sent this pattern for sample-returns to the ScientificFly commercial tying factory....it'll be tied, if I nod, on Grip Hooks 11011BL #16-20. BWO, PMD, and a Sulphur (#14-16).
Kevin
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Easy wind going 'cross the Bayou today,
And the river keeps a talkin',
But you never heard a word it said...
-- Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia.
www.performanceflies.com
Easy wind going 'cross the Bayou today,
And the river keeps a talkin',
But you never heard a word it said...
-- Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia.
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Posted 19 March 2008 - 10:26 AM
Yeah Kev just 15...but in #14, 16, 18, and 20's. Our season is year 'round on the catch and release water but our first sulphurs will be mid April. BTW I was joking...but if you are having them done already I will take em...give me a call 
Regards,
Mike
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Posted 19 March 2008 - 06:45 PM
Great fly Kev!!!
If you get the chance, I'de love to see a photo from the front -just to see the spread of the cdc wings.
Could be a great spent too.
If you get the chance, I'de love to see a photo from the front -just to see the spread of the cdc wings.
Could be a great spent too.
Dave Wiltshire
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