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by Mataura mayfly
Fri Jan 01, 2016 8:29 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Olive Fox Squirrel and Quail
Replies: 5
Views: 3494

Re: Olive Fox Squirrel and Quail

Nice pattern with nice materials!
Whichever Quail donated its "flight" gear for dog training purposes, they are of a good size and colouration for your re-purposing. ;)
by Mataura mayfly
Wed Dec 30, 2015 12:22 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Bob White and Primrose
Replies: 7
Views: 4582

Re: Bob White and Primrose

I like that one a lot. Has all the colouration and profile of a real fish catcher.
Is that natural primrose, or is there some wax involved?
I wonder if the black hook shank colour might "bleed" through when the silk becomes wet.
by Mataura mayfly
Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:19 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
Topic: Green Drake
Replies: 13
Views: 10412

Re: Green Drake

In all fairness, it takes two to Tango.
by Mataura mayfly
Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:12 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
Topic: Green Drake
Replies: 13
Views: 10412

Re: Green Drake

Very nice.
I like the proportions and the contrast of the wing pad thorax cover.
by Mataura mayfly
Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:10 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
Topic: Fun Morning
Replies: 13
Views: 9525

Re: Fun Morning

So, I guess somebody got a pass from the therapist and the knee is fully functioning again? ;) Good to see you back out there doing it and cabin fever didn't get the best of you during recovery. Great to see the ND caps featuring again, had been missed around these parts. Well worth the sneaky day o...
by Mataura mayfly
Tue Dec 15, 2015 5:07 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Quill Body Soft Hackles
Replies: 4
Views: 3366

Re: Quill Body Soft Hackles

Very nice use of your time. :D
Great looking flies. Liking the colour of the quills. Did you head cement or super glue the shank before you wrapped them up to the tie off point?
by Mataura mayfly
Fri Dec 11, 2015 10:34 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Giorgio Benecchi Iridescent Thread
Replies: 9
Views: 8972

Re: Giorgio Benecchi Iridescent Thread

I will do my best to find some I have and photograph it..... but apart from the reinforcing strands being the same colour as the tinsel (the fibres in mine are translucent/clear) and this one being possibly finer in denier...... they look one in the same.
by Mataura mayfly
Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:32 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Giorgio Benecchi Iridescent Thread
Replies: 9
Views: 8972

Re: Giorgio Benecchi Iridescent Thread

I will have to dig some spools out and take a photo, but this stuff looks exactly like the stuff you can by in "dollar" stores over here originating from China. You get a packet of around six different colours for about $2. Basically it is a thin flat tinsel like "thread" reinfor...
by Mataura mayfly
Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:34 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Sylvester Nemes Soft-Hackles
Replies: 69
Views: 35397

Re: Sylvester Nemes Soft-Hackles

the Trilene knot also passes thru the eye twice too. As does the "grinner" knot, does it not? Hank, you are assuming (from a Military background?) that everybody follows the rules and regulations as set out in the manual. This particular knot may be none of the above, or it may be one of ...
by Mataura mayfly
Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:58 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Sylvester Nemes Soft-Hackles
Replies: 69
Views: 35397

Re: Sylvester Nemes Soft-Hackles

My vote is for the Palomar knot, as it looks to me like the tippet has passed through the eye of the hook twice?