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- Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:51 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Ukraine Soft Hackle
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1277
Re: Ukraine Soft Hackle
Great! They have my admiration.
- Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:33 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Norther Lights
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2647
Re: Norther Lights
A great looking fly! I have been out of commission for a while and did not realize there was a peacock tinsel. I will have to try it once I am off the DL.
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:52 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Winter Brown
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2575
Re: Winter Brown
Beautiful fly! I like the sparse hackle.
- Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:07 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Who Fishes Wood?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 33943
Re: Who Fishes Wood?
I have a custom wrapped Partridge 5 weight cane rod that I purchased about 30 years ago. It looks like a Leonard but fishes like a Partridge wet fly rod. I have used it only 3 times and rely on graphite for the rest of my rods since I can be tough on equipment, especially on the many small brook tro...
- Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:44 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Starling and Olive
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4324
Re: Starling and Olive
Great looking fly! I like the combination of black ice dub with the starting hackle.
- Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:17 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Gordons and Hendricksons
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7591
Re: Gordons and Hendricksons
Great looking flies and exceptional quill work.
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 2:37 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Tinsels and other Bling...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7373
Re: Tinsels and other Bling...
Those flies look fine to me and are very attractive and well tied. I tend to tie my soft hackles sparse and have not felt the need to add any "bling" and I am pleased with the results I get. Nymphs are a different story and I do use tungsten beads, ice dub, and anything else that is not na...
- Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:51 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: A little "Betters" influence in this Orange Partridge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2742
Re: A little "Betters" influence in this Orange Partridge
That is a great looking pattern and I will be tying some this Winter! Is that hot orange thread?
- Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:04 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Vincent Marinaro Wet Flies
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4619
Re: Vincent Marinaro Wet Flies
Vince Marinaro had a big influence on the dry flies I tie and use for finicky brown trout on PA limestones and other freestone waters as well. Those soft hackle flies are a great find and it is too that we (I?) do not know of any of Vince's elaboration of the flies and fishing tactics on waters like...
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:03 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Orange Fish Hawk
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1787
Re: Orange Fish Hawk
Wow, what a great looking fly! I like the effect if the badger with the black head and the terrific job with the floss. What type of floss did you use?