tie2fish wrote:Roadkill ~ That #4 Dai Riki appears to be a salmon fly hook; did you tie this with steelhead in mind?

Definitely a fly for the big Rainbow boxes!

Nice fly I think I would fish it in Fox Squirrel and brown phase Partridge as well.

Thanks to Matura mayfly!


Hook-Dai Riki 899 #4
Thread-Black Monocord
Body-Cream and Grey A. Possum in a dubbing loop
Tag & Rib-Silver Medium Oval French Tinsel
Hackle-Black Pukeko

Here is my contribution to the Wallaby flymphs courtesy of MM as well. A Wallaby and hen: Hook-Mustad 3906B #10 Thread- Orange monocord Tail- Golden Pheasant body feater fibers Body-Wallaby in a dubbing loop Rib-Orange Kinkame silk #50 Hackle-Mallard hen back feather http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/...

gingerdun,

Beautiful fly!

If you don't want to counter rib for durability, you might like to try the technique of old Atlantic salmon Fly tyers. Let the peacock and palmnered hackle wraps lie tight up against the Oval Tinsel which will then provide a little more protection.

Nice looking fly!

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Beautiful fly!

Judging by my favorite bugs that I grab and imitate around home if anything you are fishing a skinny little OC.

Great fly!

Salon coloring was an integral part of the hair/hackle insert craze that ruffled the feathers of many dry fly tyers. For some selling their select skins to the hair shops or on ebay was a goldmine.

Thank you Donald, great flies!

As your last link shows, the Pheasant Tail bodied soft hackles are excellent flies for March Browns and have been one of my go to patterns for years.

Excellent fly and step by step photos!