Yes and yes. I'll post a pic later...

Excellent!

Something many of you would not be familiar with: A native Australian bird that was self - introduced into New Zealand in around the '20s and '30s (probably blew over in a storm and liked it better here so stayed!) So called because of the spurs on their wing (obviously!) Have to cut 'em off as they...

I read on another forum that there is to be or has recently been published a new Book: "The Forgotten Flies Of Roger Woolley".

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Considering the purchase of a couple or three "Rite" bobbins. The adjustable ones. I am just curious to know if they hold the Pearsalls OK or are they too large. Regular or short? Not going to fork out the $$ if they not what I am after. I've been using some other bobbins and have bent the...

Thanks for all the interest and replies pples. I was not aware that Veniards still had the Sienna dye in existence. (On dailup still in my part of the country - a bitching 31.2kps on a good day - and it is sometimes difficult to load some sites...and Veniards is one of them An internet flyshop down ...

Well Hans, I guess a peacock is sort of an elaborate big pheasant..... so still a bit right!

Anyway you will find the white tipped feathers give an interesting look to a fly...

thanks for that pples..

When matching colours, it is more or less essential to use a "standard" colour chart, and not on an electronic screen, as the colours can be wildly inaccurate. Yeh thats the problem. Try and find a "standard" colour chart with sienna on it... May have to in time make a 'best gue...

I am researching and tying a number of old and historic New Zealand wet flies for a project and book (well maybe.. a long term thing - we shall see) and a number of flies from one individual in particular calls for "Sienna" coloured seals fur. Now I have found the colour on http://en.wikti...