Dark Teal and Pheasant

[Soft-hackle]

Dark Teal & Pheasant

Hook: 3399A
Thread: Black
Hackle: Iridescent hackle of the same color as the body taken from the head or neck area of a cock ring-neck pheasant.
Body: A strand of Kreinik Silk Serica color #4046-Dark Teal wrapped with no tying thread under it.

I've always been fascinated by those iridescent feathers on the ring-neck cock. I thought it would make a great hackle. You can't see it in the photo, but the hackle color & body color are the same.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Mark,

That looks great. Does the silk come close to that iridescent blue? I love that color. I'm looking for something that will come close to the iridescent green of a magpie tail.

REE

[willowhead]

Beautiful Mark.....love it. REE thankx for reminding me.........i gotta find my Magpie skin.........if anyone's lookin' for one.....try Mike Hogue at Badger Creek Fly Tying.....Google it. That's where i got mine. Mike comes up with various oddities pretty regularly.

[Soft-hackle]

Ron,
Check-out Kreinik's web site. The silk Serica comes in many colors. It is very similar to other silk flosses I've used and comes in loads of colors.

Mark

http://www.kreinik.com/kshop/product.ph ... =27&page=1

[willowhead]

Ron, i use Kreinik materials a LOT..........LOVE the stuff.............the variety is amazing. Closest place for me to buy it here in Arkansas is 2 hours away.......nothin' to it. It's like going grocery shoppin'.
Mark, i'll PM Ron to make sure he sees your reply.

[michaelgmcgraw]

Hi Mark! That's another fly that would make a good midge type pattern tied in small sizes- 16 to 20