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by Stendalen
Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:11 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Something with flash
Replies: 4
Views: 1855

Something with flash

Have not tied so many flies I've done the last two weeks in years...well I dont really need to since al boxes are full anyway. Fun to realise that the muscle memory is still there...though I had to buy +3.5 reading glasses yesterday :D :lol: Really got into producing patterns now and I tend to tie s...
by Stendalen
Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:59 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect
Replies: 28
Views: 9437

Re: Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect

Check this out. The colour penetration differs in clear and murky water! color3.gif http://www.forciersguideservice.com/pages/posts/a-question-of-clarity16.php I’ve experimented with blue spiders Martin. Very similar to yours. I have had luck with them on trout in very clear water. Not so much in tu...
by Stendalen
Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:57 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect
Replies: 28
Views: 9437

Re: Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect

Carl, that is super interesting. And me being a scientist I immediately wanted to confirm your statement :D
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by Stendalen
Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:44 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect
Replies: 28
Views: 9437

Re: Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect

I know people who would call that cheating...flies with a chocolate scent :lol: :D Lovely, pattern! After enjoying some Dove chocolate truffles two Holiday seasons ago I kept the blue wrappers and I tied some starling and blue soft hackles with it. I even sent some to a friend who wanted some. If i ...
by Stendalen
Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:42 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect
Replies: 28
Views: 9437

Re: Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect

Thank you. Yeah the blue sprinkle is awesome, things you find when putting the macro lens to work.
tie2fish wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 7:21 am Amazing photo, Martin. Looks like someone sprinkled blue fairy dust on the mole skin.
by Stendalen
Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:38 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect
Replies: 28
Views: 9437

Re: Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect

;) :) Martin, One of my prized possessions is a wooden spool of blue Pearsall's Gossamer silk, which you helped me get my hands on many years ago. Blue was one of the hardest colors for me to find. Thanks for your help. I will add some of your lovely Partridge and Blue Mole flies to my spring select...
by Stendalen
Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:15 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect
Replies: 28
Views: 9437

Partridge and Blue. Mole colour effect

For some reason I like blue flies. When I started tying and fishing for sea trout I used blue materials to imitate sand eels. I've kept the love of blue-ish tint and used it for my brown trout fishing as well. Now we normally don't consider blue to be an insect colour, though I have caught a few tro...
by Stendalen
Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:02 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: The Red (or Brown?) Hackle
Replies: 6
Views: 2178

Re: The Red (or Brown?) Hackle

Oh yeah! Did not know. It really looks like a killer fly, will for sure try out the mohair version.

Thanks Carl & Ray.

M
Old Hat wrote: Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:19 am Excellent tying! One of my favorites.

Both versions are called Brown Hackle. The peacock version is Leisenring's and the mohair version is Hidy's.
by Stendalen
Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:00 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Some softhackleish fleas, photo heavy :|
Replies: 27
Views: 7866

Re: Some softhackleish fleas, photo heavy :|

Curmudgeon...
amazing new word for me, I'll definitely put it to use...

fly_fischa wrote: Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:58 pm Sorry Martin, it's DD's fault of course :oops: Maybe slightly mine too...
I hope U can forgive me for mistaking the polite articulate you for that grumpy curmudgeon :lol: