Hi All, Greetings from Nikko, Japan. This month I am staying in the northern part of Japan and Spring has sprung. While walking through the woods, I found a feather and decided to tie a soft hackle fly with the mystery feather. Hook: Dohiku #16 Thread: GSP 20 Denier Body: Yellow Silk from Japanese D...

Thanks for the feedback and I depending on my schedule, I may be able to do it this weekend.

Sulfur soft hackle. Sulfurs vary in color where I fish from a light yellow to a dark orange. Hook: Tiemco 900BL #16 Body: Two to three secondary fibers (dyed turkey) twisted around a single strand of mirage flashaboo Wing: Brown chick marabou fibers plus squirrel fur in a dubbing loop (squirrel fur ...

Those look really good and I like seeing all the variations to the peacock and partridge. Thanks for sharing these flies and hopefully you can make it to Arkansas this year!

yes, it is a popular fly where I fish. Nice tie!

Ray,

Great fly and great tutorial. Thanks for posting.

Otto

Ron that Damascus is the post for my dubbing spinner that someone gave me as a gift. I thought it would make good background. NJpatbee, I like to use crimson or orange silk for the heads of the fly. In trying to conserve my Pearsall's silk, I use 20 D GSP for most of the fly and then make the head o...

Wow! Thanks for sharing this with us and it is great to know the history behind the picture.

Yes, they work very well for me. Lots of black caddis where I fish.

Peacock and Partridge

Hook - #17 TMC 102Y
Thread - I don't have the proper color silk, so I used 8/0 rust brown Uni thread. Heavily waxed
Body - Peacock herl
Feather - Partridge
Wire - Langartun xtrafine wire (olive)
Head cement - Clear nail polish