Literal Blue Dun

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Literal Blue Dun

Post by tie2fish » Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:17 am

Thinking about those BWO again ...

Hook: Daiichi 1550, Size #16
Thread: Gudebrod Size "A" nylon rod winding thread
Hackle: Light blue dun hen
Body: Thread wraps, flattened going back, corded coming back

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Re: Literal Blue Dun

Post by letumgo » Thu Dec 01, 2016 4:44 pm

Bill - You make working with size "A" thread look easy. I'm sure mine would be all lumpy, by comparison. Nicely done, my friend. ;)
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Re: Literal Blue Dun

Post by hankaye » Thu Dec 01, 2016 6:15 pm

tie2fish, Howdy;

Mr. Bill, that is one very 'neat' fly indeed. What I like is to turn it around and show
us your off-side view of them. ;) .

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Re: Literal Blue Dun

Post by DOUGSDEN » Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:46 pm

Wow Bill! I really like this one! Indeed, B.W.O. Your pattern is so neat and well tied! Very delicate too! May we see more from your den?
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Re: Literal Blue Dun

Post by tie2fish » Fri Dec 02, 2016 8:46 am

hankaye wrote:tie2fish, Howdy;

Mr. Bill, that is one very 'neat' fly indeed. What I like is to turn it around and show
us your off-side view of them. ;) .

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Re: Literal Blue Dun

Post by hankaye » Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:17 am

tye2fish, Howdy;

Mr. Bill, I was attempting to say that you are kind enough to show us a fly in a right-handed tyer's
positioning (Standard display). All the while yourself being Left-handed, so you are showing us the
fly's 'off side' from the way in which you tyed it ... unless you tye as a right-handed tyer. Then all
bets are off and I'll leave with the taste of shoe leather in my mouth ... ;) , :? , :lol: .

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Re: Literal Blue Dun

Post by tie2fish » Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:48 am

Friend Hank ~ I do a number of things right-handed, including swinging a baseball bat and golf club. Tying also falls into that category.
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Re: Literal Blue Dun

Post by Ron Eagle Elk » Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:17 am

That's a beautiful fly. The body is so smooth I was thinking it was a woven body. Fantastic work.
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Re: Literal Blue Dun

Post by Smuggler » Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:41 am

That's beautiful Bill!
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Re: Literal Blue Dun

Post by William Anderson » Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:09 pm

Sweet pattern, Bill. I've looked at some of my rod building spools and thought they would be nice on a larger pattern. A #16 would not have occurred to me, mostly because I would have made a mess of it. You certainly do have a magic touch.
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