Nice! I like the body colour and effect.

After looking at the Cookshill site, I could find no Fieldfare listed. Steve sometimes gets "stuff" sent, but because it's irregular or one-offs he can't add it to the catalogue. I always phone my order in and last time I made the mistake of asking if he had anything interesting :roll: Tr...

Ron Eagle Elk wrote: It seems to me, on local waters anyway, that hook size 14 is the magic number. More takes on a 14 than on any other size. Is it the same for you?

Depends on what I'm fishing Ron. If it's dries or nymphs then 14's are big. But for wingless wets I'd say yes.

Another recent purchase was a Curlew skin... http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/New%20Flies%20and%20Ideas/Curlew-and.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/New%20Flies%20and%20Ideas/Curlew-and-1.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/New%20Flies%20and%20Ideas/Curlew-and...

This is the Fieldfare skin I have. http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/Stuff/Fieldfare-2.jpg And a few close ups... http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/Stuff/Fieldfare-3.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/Stuff/Fieldfare-4.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scot...

William, Jay, the hooks are Aiken Fine Wire Eyed Hooks #10 and yes they are blued. They are the last from a packet I bought about 20 or 30 years ago. I don't know why I bought them, I don't really like the shape. But, bought them I did and sure as hell being a Scotsman, I wasn't going to waste them!...

A recent purchase was the Fieldfare, a new bird to me. http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/New%20Flies%20and%20Ideas/Fieldfare-and.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/New%20Flies%20and%20Ideas/Fieldfare-and-1.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/New%20Flies%20and%20...

I had a patch of partridge skin complete with small hackles on the bench just itching to be used! All tied on Kamasan B160 #14's http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/New%20Flies%20and%20Ideas/Partridge-and.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/New%20Flies%20and%20Ideas/Partridge-a...

There are some nice hackles on the Fieldfare Hans.

Just a couple tied using "crap" lying on the bench. Sparkle Yarn and Partridge http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g8/scotfly/New%20Flies%20and%20Ideas/Sparkle-Yarn-and-Partridge.jpg Hook - Kamasan B175 #12 Thread - Brown 8/0 Hackle - Brown Partridge Tail - Brown Partridge Body - Oliver Edwa...