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Irish Grouse
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2025 4:36 am
by nfrechet
Irish Grouse
Hackle - Furnace tied palmer
Ribbing - Gold tinsel
Body - Orange floss
Wing - Peacock herl
Trout - Ray Bergman
Re: Irish Grouse
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 5:30 am
by jcwillow777
Love the bronze peacock herl. Where did you get it?
Re: Irish Grouse
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 6:37 am
by nfrechet
jcwillow777 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 5:30 am
Love the bronze peacock herl. Where did you get it?
no bronze herl used. just the good old greenish herl fron a peacock eye stick
Re: Irish Grouse
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:41 am
by RickA
I thought the herl was bronze too, Greg.
Don't know if it's true, but I heard if you left green herl on a window sill in the sun it would "bleach"
and turn bronze.
Nice job Norm!
Re: Irish Grouse
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 11:36 am
by jcwillow777
RickA wrote: ↑Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:41 am
I thought the herl was bronze too, Greg.
Don't know if it's true, but I heard if you left green herl on a window sill in the sun it would "bleach"
and turn bronze.
Nice job Norm!
Thanks
Re: Irish Grouse
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2025 10:00 am
by Fishnkilts
This is a fly that's been on my list to tie for a while. I would like to be able to tie it for the expo this year.
As for the herl in the sunlight, I will try that as well.
Re: Irish Grouse
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2025 10:18 am
by nfrechet
as an experiment, i stapled a bunch of peacock herl to my deck for 3 months in the sun to see if they would turn bronze
nope didnt change color whatsoever
Re: Irish Grouse
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2025 10:24 am
by Roadkill
Thanks Norm,
Another one I will have to tie!!
