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  1. maybe if he found an antler in the uk, he could make his own tools
  2. Hardy's Favorite Hook - Single salmon Thread - Black Tip - Red floss Tail - Orange hackle and speckled guinea fowl barbs mixed Ribbing - Twisted red floss Body - Peacock herl Hackle - Guinea fowl tied on as a collar and tied back Wing - Ringneck pheasant tail feather barbs tied over the body Adapted from an old English wet fly tied by J. J. Hardy of Hardy Brothers, Alnwick, England. It is believed that this adaptation took place in the 1920s. Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
  3. i do not use wax for dubbing
  4. heres a good reference The Spirit of Pittsford Mills | David Stenström Fly Tying (stenstromflies.blogspot.com)
  5. Conway Special Hook - Single salmon Thread - Red Tip - Oval gold tinsel Tail - Crimson red and white hackle barbs mixed Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel Body - Dubbed with yellow lamb's wool Hackle - Yellow and crimson red tied on as a collar mixed and tied back Wing - White bucktail tied over the body, with an overwing of a small bunch of red bucktail Dan Conway of Seattle, Washington, originated this pattern in 1934. At the time this extraordinary, one-armed commercial tier created this fly, it had a peacock head and white duck quill wings with a married narrow section of red duck quill. Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
  6. White Wing Hook - Single salmon Thread - Black Tail - Golden pheasant crest feather Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel Body - Rear fourth, yellow yarn; next fourth, orange yarn; next fourth, red yarn; and front fourth, black yarn Hackle - Medium blue tied on as a collar and tied back and down Wing - White monga ringtail or substitute, tied low over the body Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
  7. Teagle Bee Hook - Single salmon Thread - Black Tip - Flat gold tinsel Tail - Narrow section of red goose quill Body - Yellow and black chenille wrapped together Wing - Natural brown bucktail tied low over the body Hackle - Brown tied on as a collar and tied back Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
  8. the next challenge will be.....Caddis Lifecycle Flies Larvae, Pupa and Adult 1 fly of each
  9. Found Link Hook - Dry fly Thread - Olive Tail - Light Pardo Whiting Coq de Leon Body - Deer Hair Under Wing - Dun or Adams Gray Crinkled Z-Lon Thorax - Super Fine Dubbing Wing - Deer Hair https://youtu.be/EV1AYffuVLA?feature=shared
  10. there is no hackle on the found link Tying The Found Link with Kelly Galloup (youtube.com)
  11. Silver Blue Hook - Single salmon Thread - Black Tip - Flat silver tinsel Tail - Yellow hackle barbs Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel Body - Flat silver tinsel Hackle - Medium blue tied on as a collar and tied back and down Wing - Gray squirrel tail tied low over the body Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
  12. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C36wOHHgdkB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
  13. i dont think you would have to pay any additional shipping costs on the back ordered materials as it was for the full order i too will no longer order from bob marriotts. bad experience with them feather emporium - I never had a problem with ordering from him
  14. Twisted Skwala Hook - TMC 200R, size 6 or substitute Thread - Black Butt - 2mm black foam strip Body - 2 strands of fine golden yarn and 4 long peacock herls twisted together Wing - Natural brown bucktail Legs - Barred rubber legs Abdomen - Golden yellow dubbing Head - 2mm black foam Sighter - Fluorescent orange egg yarn or substitute Fly tyer Magazine - Spring 2024
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  16. Leadwing Coachman ready for toe tags and then mailing Leadwing Coachman Hook – Wet fly Thread - Black Tip - Gold tinsel if desired Body - Peacock herl Hackle - Dark red brown or brown Wing - Dark slate Trout - Ray Bergman
  17. updated list of challenge flies Challenge Thread Fly Pattern List - 2024 - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying (flytyingforum.com)
  18. The 1954 Dodge Firearrow IV Concept Could’ve Been Chrysler’s Most Beautiful Production Car (msn.com)
  19. Nuit Blanche - Sleepless Night (Google Translation) Hook - Single salmon Thread - Black Tip - Lower half, oval gold tinsel; the upper half, fluorescent orange floss Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel Body - Black chenille Hackle - Guinea fowl barbs tied in at the throat Wing - White calf tail tied low over the body Cheeks - Jungle cock eyes or substitute Raymond Dussault originated this pattern in 1984. Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art - Terry Hellekson
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