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ForumGhillie
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by ForumGhillie » Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:28 am
We have a talkative, friendly Amazon parrot that sheds feathers all the time. Some of the feathers are soft and I keep thinking about how I could use them in wingless wet fly patterns.

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This pretty close to a Stenacron mayfly dun...

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Any thoughts?
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Theroe
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by Theroe » Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:27 pm
Like!
One of my favorite flies and hatches to fish. Also one of the most beautiful mayflies out there.
Dana
Soft and wet - the only way....
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by RickA » Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:53 pm
I can hear it now.
"SQUAWK... stay away...#SH*!T... SQUAWK!!!"
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by ronr » Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:04 am
That Stenacron is a beauty... Do you entomologists out there know whether that mayfly lives out here in Oregon or Pacific NW rivers...
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by ForumGhillie » Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:26 am
ronr wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:04 am
That Stenacron is a beauty... Do you entomologists out there know whether that mayfly lives out here in Oregon or Pacific NW rivers...
I have never read anywhere that
Stenacron interpunctatum is out West. It is known as a East & Midwest sparse hatch.
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by DUBBN » Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:29 am
RickA wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:53 pm
I can hear it now.
"SQUAWK... stay away...#SH*!T... SQUAWK!!!"

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by ronr » Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:08 pm
Thanks Ghillie... its just a beautiful pattern.. and might make a good searching pattern here anyway...
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by Fishnkilts » Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:33 pm
The color of the hackle is beautiful. It looks great on all those flies and I don't know which one I like better.
I guess it's nice to have a hackle supply right at home. But I'm sure there are times you have to wait for the bird to give up its supply.