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by Old Hat
Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:30 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: North Country Fly Fishing Book
Replies: 44
Views: 13189

Re: North Country Fly Fishing Book

Top notch Bob!

Curious as to the hooks used on these patterns?
by Old Hat
Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:23 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: 2 fly's
Replies: 9
Views: 3217

Re: 2 fly's

Both are a couple juicy ties. I actually like the first one, but I would have swapped the colors in the body with olive vinyl and a dark brown uni wire.
by Old Hat
Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:25 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Wired Caddis ( aka...Ruard's Twisted Caddis)
Replies: 10
Views: 4189

Wired Caddis ( aka...Ruard's Twisted Caddis)

I made the body of this guy with a wire/dubbing twist graciously provided from our friend Ruard. Hook: Mustad 3665B #12 Thread: Griffith's 14/0 Brown Body: Medium Olive dubbing twisted with wire (thanks Ruard) Hackle 1: one wrap of long dark brown soft coq de leon Hackle 2: dark grouse http://i907.p...
by Old Hat
Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:53 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: copper and partridge PT
Replies: 10
Views: 5165

Re: copper and partridge PT

Well executed. I've been tying a similar pattern all day at show. Doing it with the wire only, no thread, just for traditional pt's sake.
by Old Hat
Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:48 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: purple and snipes
Replies: 11
Views: 5476

Re: purple and snipes

Beautifully done.

Ron, you said "float". I thought that was a forbidden word on this site. :D
by Old Hat
Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:52 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Pink Matter Flymph
Replies: 7
Views: 2821

Re: Pink Matter Flymph

Oh the pressure...

Thanks guys.
by Old Hat
Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:33 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Pink Matter Flymph
Replies: 7
Views: 2821

Pink Matter Flymph

One of my Coq de Leon steelhead flymphs. http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac275/OldHat_photos/Pinkmatterflymph.jpg Hook: Partridge Salar #10 Thread: Pink Pearsall's silk thread Tail: Coq de Leon Pardo Flor de Escoba variant Rib: pink pearl tinsel Body: Hare's Ear dyed pink mixed with shrimp UV Ice...
by Old Hat
Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:46 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Tying off Peacock Chenille?
Replies: 10
Views: 5407

Re: Tying off Peacock Chenille?

I rarely use more than 3 heels to wrap a body on a soft hackle. Of course, i tie in my hackle by the stem first. This allows me to use the thicker part of the rachis to build up the thorax area. A more robuSt body just requires a bit more thread build up. With my thread just behind the hackle tie in...
by Old Hat
Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:15 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Replies: 11
Views: 4871

Re: Furnace and Primrose Palmer

Thanks all, glad you like it.

Ray, I haven't tied it with a tail. I Palmer the hackle back and when I tie it off and clip it, I just leave a couple hackle fibers protruding out the back for a hint of a tail. A tail would look nice, not sure it would increase take, but ?

Carl
by Old Hat
Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:40 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Furnace and Primrose Palmer
Replies: 11
Views: 4871

Re: Furnace and Primrose Palmer

Me too Ray, I could use them a bit more I think. I mostly use them in stillwater situations. I don't know why I don't use them as much on moving water.

Hankaye - didn't you know everything is a little better spiked. :D Actually, it looks spikey, but is quite soft.