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- Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:21 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Pearsalls Rayon thread
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3537
Re: Pearsalls Rayon thread
thats a 1970's green !!
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:19 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: English Grouse (aka moor cock)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4252
Re: English Grouse (aka moor cock)
The bird pictured on a bottle of Famous Grouse is a red grouse. The contents of said bottle don't actually contain any sort of bird, only blended whisky. Not to be shot on the Glorious Twelfth. (I suppose you could drink a shot on that day, but personally, I'd hold out for a single malt.) :D :D :D ...
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:03 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: More Pearsall's
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1741
More Pearsall's
Just received my order from Jim - this could not have arrived at a better time, as the last week or so has been filled with family health issues, and I needed a "pick me up": two spools #19 Hot Orange two spools #6A Gold two spools #5 Lemon Yellow two spools #2 Straw two spools #31 Antique...
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:47 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: English Grouse (aka moor cock)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4252
Re: English Grouse (aka moor cock)
wsbailey wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 2:18 pm There is another English grouse you rarely hear about; the black grouse. Blackgame is one pattern that uses it; number 37 in Roger Fogg’s list:
http://flymph.com/html/patterns.html
what about the Famous Grouse??
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:26 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Wet Adams.. picture posting test
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3797
Re: Wet Adams.. picture posting test
Nope - cant see a thing
SEND to THEROE for a proper viewing
SEND to THEROE for a proper viewing
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:24 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: A good Pearsalls score...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2119
Re: A good Pearsalls score...
The latest addition to my Pearsalls collection: A sample of what I managed to pick up along with various other misc threads and stuff on our local version of EBay. That pic is a portion of the 30 odd wooden spools of Gossamer, Naples and Marabou ... For the equivalent of about US$25 all up... https...
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:04 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Hen hackle color names
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3797
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:03 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Tups Flymph
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7221
Re: Tups Flymph
yes....HOWEVER, that is a GREAT photo!!!
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:01 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Bead Thoraxed Soft Hackled Nymphs
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7100
Re: Bead Thoraxed Soft Hackled Nymphs
beads are generally not for me - 98% of flies I tie do not have one. One pattern I do use with a bead is the Gallagher - same as original dressing in Leonards book of flies. This pattern has been a staple for me since the early 1980's, sans bead! As far as catch-ability, this fly is one of my top fi...
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 6:02 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Tups Flymph
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7221