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Goldie Jr.  tail and collar are flash material folded over several times and then folded over thread.  Glass bee head Body flash folded over and palmered.

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The Davidson Special. This is an early pattern that was the work of Maholon Davidson. He was a shop owner early in the last century in Debruce New York on the Willowemoc in the Catskills. He also was a rod maker of solid wood rods.  I have seen examples of both these crafts at the Catskill Fly fishing center. Maholon has been  forgotten over time but belongs up there with the great Catskill Fly tiers. He tied this fly with a body of Lt.tan Fox fur dyed in willow bark. I mixed Lt. Tan Fox with olive to achieve the effect.

Hook. Daiichi 1180 size 12.

Silk. Pearsalls gossamer golden Olive #11.

Wing. Wood duck.

Tail. Wood duck.

Body. Lt. Tan Fox mixed with olive.

Hackle. Light ginger.

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On 4/8/2021 at 7:10 AM, niveker said:

The claret and turkey tail slip colors go really well together.  I'll have to pick up some claret floss.  

That they do, I could only find claret floss in genuine silk, so what I used was uni-floss wine, really close color I think.

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Might head to the local stocked creek between rain storms tomorrow. A nymph and a dry ought to cover it. 

 

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Poopdeck,

Your flies came out fantastic.  Look extremely fishy.  

Your dry looks as though you used a quill for the body.  Curious what you used to cover the body?

Michael

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And fish they will, if the rain stops. I use a coat of Sally Hanson on the dry and clear cure goo on the nymph for no reason other than I'm trying to use up the CCG. When the UV resin is gone it will be all SH. Until the rain stops.....

 

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Goddard Caddis

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Hook: Daiichi 1180

Thread: GSP for the deer, Danville 6/0 for the rest

Wing: Deer hair

Antennae: Stripped brown hackle stems

Hackle: Brown

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Back to the bench... Whitlock's Red Fox Squirrel Nymph

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Hook: Umpqua U103 #14 

Thread: Uni 8/0 black

Tail: Red Fox Squirrel, guard hairs and underfur from back strip

Rib: gold x-fine oval tinsel

Abdomen: 50-50 mix of red fox squirrel belly fur and golden tan antron dubbing

Thorax: 50-50 mix of red fox squirrel back fur and charcoal gray antron dubbing

Legs: dark back feather, hungarian partridge, lightly hackled

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Wow, outstanding ties everybody.  

 

 

55 minutes ago, chugbug27 said:

Whitlock's Red Fox Squirrel Nymph

Buggy bug, Chugbug!  

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This is some of the most brightly marked and contrasting wood duck flanks I've ever seen. Thank god for duck hunters. 

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23 hours ago, Poopdeck said:

Might head to the local stocked creek between rain storms tomorrow. A nymph and a dry ought to cover it. 

 

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Very nice, I guess you'll have to take a day off from the shad. Decisions decisions..

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2 hours ago, Poopdeck said:

This is some of the most brightly marked and contrasting wood duck flanks I've ever seen. Thank god for duck hunters. 

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You aint a kiddin'

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6 hours ago, niveker said:

Buggy bug, Chugbug! 

Thanks, good to be back in the saddle

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