Makes a nice cousin to the Iron Blue Dun. I like it.

Ken sent me the photos to reduce and post. Here they are.

Welcome Dean. Without being too specific, most soft hackles use 2 different categories of hackle...Gamebird hackle (grouse, partridge, dove, pheasant, quail etc.) and hackle from chicken hens which is softer than the hackle from most roosters. Just about any of either works great. I do tie my Stillw...

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Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:31 pm

I saw an old one (2012) called a Jupiter that had a big swirled bead on the butt. Either Mark L. or a guy called willowhead created it.

That sounds like a Willowhead pattern.

Welcome Lou. I have spent a lot of time out west, but never heard of that pattern.

Funny those two patterns aren’t too far off.

HaaHaa. That is funny.

Barry, yes I made the dubbing on a block and then just palmered the body hackle. The pattern didn't call for ribbing. For fishing, I would counterwrap the body hackle with thin gold wire.

Excellent. I have some favorite patterns that use the pearl flashabou as a rib.

Comparaduns always served me well at that spot.

Thanks gentlemen for the comments. I really liked the holders for this. great for a dozen or so small flies.

The pattern on the bottom right is Hidy's Stone Fly. Would be a great golden stonefly pattern.

oh man I miss that water and those fish.

Bill, in Stalcup's book he talks about heating forceps and then pinching the tubing. I've done it and it makes great ribbing in the tubing or D-rib. just an idea.