video - Usk Naylor
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video - Usk Naylor
The Usk Naylor is an early season pattern, originated on the river Usk in Wales. The pattern is best fished on a slow swing.
Usk Naylor
Hook: Kamasan B175 #12-14
Thread: Pearsall's Gossamer #8 (purple)
Hackle: Andalusian Blue hen (or dark dun)
Tail: Bronze mallard barbs
Tag: Tying silk
Rib: Wire, fine gold
Body: Bronze mallard barbs
Video here - please view in HD, if able:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtcAg_TyiCE
Cheers,
Hans W
Usk Naylor
Hook: Kamasan B175 #12-14
Thread: Pearsall's Gossamer #8 (purple)
Hackle: Andalusian Blue hen (or dark dun)
Tail: Bronze mallard barbs
Tag: Tying silk
Rib: Wire, fine gold
Body: Bronze mallard barbs
Video here - please view in HD, if able:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtcAg_TyiCE
Cheers,
Hans W
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Re: video - Usk Naylor
When I first saw the photograph, I though "Hans has mistakenly named the tail bronze Mallard when it is Pheasant tail barbs", very nicely marked bronze Mallard Sir (cannot be any of mine! ) Second, I had to watch the video to see how the heck the tail and body could be the same material and yet appear so different in the photo. Poor fool me! Not only the same material- it is the same barbs!
Very interesting fly Hans,certainly fooled me, but very clever use of same materials to gain different results.
What type of wire was that? It appears a little in the video like it is a flattened or twisted wire?
Very interesting fly Hans,certainly fooled me, but very clever use of same materials to gain different results.
What type of wire was that? It appears a little in the video like it is a flattened or twisted wire?
"Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout".... Irish proverb.
Re: video - Usk Naylor
Gorgeous fly. I LOVE IT.
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Re: video - Usk Naylor
Well spotted, Jeff. The wire is old Veniard stock. While it started out round, it has 1mm flattened sections, all along its length. As these flats are not aligned the result is a fine wire with added sparkle, as light reflects at different angles.Mataura mayfly wrote: What type of wire was that? It appears a little in the video like it is a flattened or twisted wire?
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That light reflection was what caught my eye.
What a neat idea. Obviously it was too expensive to manufacture or the new synthetics replaced it with the same kind of glitz but with less weight.
What a neat idea. Obviously it was too expensive to manufacture or the new synthetics replaced it with the same kind of glitz but with less weight.
"Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout".... Irish proverb.
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Re: video - Usk Naylor
Jeff, here is a close-up of the wire in question:Mataura mayfly wrote:That light reflection was what caught my eye.
What a neat idea. Obviously it was too expensive to manufacture or the new synthetics replaced it with the same kind of glitz but with less weight.
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Re: video - Usk Naylor
Lovely tie--and the Andalusian Blue is a real revelation, hackle-wise.