I should have said, that is Leisenring's March Brown, not just any old
Pheasant tail nymph.
Here is one I dressed a good few years ago, it looks better.
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- Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:11 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Skues Fly and Nymph 2
- Replies: 12
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- Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:39 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Skues Fly and Nymph 2
- Replies: 12
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Skues Fly and Nymph 2
http://donaldnicolson.webplus.net/_wp_generated/wp2c53697e_05_06.jpg Pheasant Tail Nymph Hook: #12 Veniard Light Nymph Silk: Pearsall hot orange. Tail: Three cock pheasant fibres. Rib: Fine gold wire. Body: Pheasant tail fibres. Thorax: Dark hare’s ear fur. Hackle: Partridge. http://donaldnicolson....
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:22 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: A Skues Fly and a nymph.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4241
Re: A Skues Fly and a nymph.
You beat me to it Mike.
Here are a couple of Skues books on the Archive.
Minor tactics of the chalk stream
http://www.archive.org/details/minortacticsofch00skue
Way of a Trout with a Fly
http://www.archive.org/details/wayoftro ... 00skuerich
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:32 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: A Skues Fly and a nymph.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4241
Re: A Skues Fly and a nymph.
The dubbing is Frankie McPhillips Traditional Irish Dubbing, bright green. This is the range http://www.troutcatchers.co.uk/acatalog/Frankie-McPhillips-Traditional-Irish-Dubbing-box-423.html It is sold by a lot of Material suppliers over here. I think I may have over-lit the fly. I shall try a few ...
- Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:33 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: A Skues Fly and a nymph.
- Replies: 14
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A Skues Fly and a nymph.
McCaskie's Green Cat Hook: Partridge #12 North Country. Silk: Pearsall Hot Orange. Body: Green Irish dubbing, split thread. Hackle: Dark dun hen. http://donaldnicolson.webplus.net/_wp_generated/wp39e74a3d_05_06.jpg March Brown Nymph Hook: #12 Veniard light nymph. Silk: Pearsall Hot Orange. Tail: 3 ...
- Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:32 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Fly colours
- Replies: 174
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Re: Fly colours
A very good point Mike, it is a bit like describing colour to a blind man, or maybe exactly like describing colour to a blind man.
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:55 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Fly colours
- Replies: 174
- Views: 63854
Re: Fly colours
I think I'll try some orange and yellow bodies blackened with a pen.
From the look of your pictures above, the conventional ideas about fly colours
need revision.
From the look of your pictures above, the conventional ideas about fly colours
need revision.
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:13 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Fly colours
- Replies: 174
- Views: 63854
Re: Fly colours
That sounds very interesting Mike, Would trying an Orange Pen on a black background
be worth a try? You have given me a lot of food for thought.
be worth a try? You have given me a lot of food for thought.
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:56 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Little Black (Fog Black, Purple Smut)
- Replies: 10
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Re: Little Black (Fog Black, Purple Smut)
An excellent dressing, there really is a lot of talent on this site. 10/10
I just went to Turton's list to have a look, and this is a very nice variant (?) of the
Purple Midge. I really like this recipe, that is not meant to denigrate the very fine
dressings by 'roadkill'.
I just went to Turton's list to have a look, and this is a very nice variant (?) of the
Purple Midge. I really like this recipe, that is not meant to denigrate the very fine
dressings by 'roadkill'.
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:48 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Fly colours
- Replies: 174
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Re: Fly colours
This is an excellent string, the trouble is it keeps raising more questions in my mind. For instance, I recently acquired some fluorescent Orange Pearsall silk. I already have the other two Oranges 6A (also called Gold) and 19 Hot Orange. Just looking at the three different spools, the Fluorescent ...