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by redietz
Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:51 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Moorhen Skin
Replies: 4
Views: 2460

Re: Moorhen Skin

IMO, the back feathers are way too dark to make a good waterhen bloa. They're nearly black, at least on the skin that I have. They make some interesting flies in their own right, but I would call anything tied them "bloa". I go through wings a lot faster than I've gone through my skin; I w...
by redietz
Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:45 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: dubbing brush experiment
Replies: 15
Views: 6720

Re: dubbing brush experiment

Nice stuff, Ruard. It's also nice to see somebody fishing for non-salmonids with these flies.
by redietz
Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:36 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Glassjet's Glory! ;)
Replies: 9
Views: 4455

Re: Glassjet's Glory! ;)

Nice fly!
by redietz
Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:10 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: William's Favourite
Replies: 24
Views: 10729

Re: William's Favourite

I guess my point is that he, and presumedly not his father either, were from the North Country, so we can't extrapolate from his opinion to how things were usually done in, say, Yorkshire. For this fly in particular, however, I guess we can pretty much take his tying as the "correct" one. ...
by redietz
Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:46 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Orange & Partridge (1800's) - Dark Watchet Follow up
Replies: 24
Views: 14678

Re: Orange & Partridge (1800's) - Dark Watchet Follow up

Roy wrote: Clothes pegs were certainly used, Andrew
Not like the clothes pegs we have today,
those were traditional pegs.
I certainly hope so.
by redietz
Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:15 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: William's Favourite
Replies: 24
Views: 10729

Re: William's Favourite

Where was Williams from, though? The heavier hackle might a regional thing, rather than a time-period thing.
by redietz
Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:11 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: World traveler.....
Replies: 3
Views: 2930

Re: World traveler.....

I hope he has some good stories to tell when he returns.
by redietz
Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:00 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Stomach Flu
Replies: 11
Views: 4601

Re: Stomach Flu

Mark -

It's a perfect name. It looks kinda green around the gills.

And around the rest of fly, for that matter.
by redietz
Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:45 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Dark Watchett
Replies: 26
Views: 10641

Re: Dark Watchett

Philip - I agree that the originators would have used what's at hand. I suspect, though, that the thread they had lying about was even thicker than Pearsall's, not thinner. Also, since they were tying on blind hooks, they may have wanted a big build-up of thread at the head anyway, just to make a cl...
by redietz
Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:13 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Dark Watchett
Replies: 26
Views: 10641

Re: Dark Watchett

letumgo wrote:Beautiful classic! It has been on my "To Tye" list for a while, but I (currently) lack a Jackdaw skin.
Pritt recommended coot as a sub.