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by wsbailey
Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: More Rube Cross
Replies: 8
Views: 1785

Re: More Rube Cross

by wsbailey
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Your favorite hook
Replies: 13
Views: 3387

Re: Your favorite hook

[They would be perfect if they weren't sold out. Had me kind excited there :D
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Sorry about that. They go fast. Try here:

https://fishfield.com/products/mustad-s ... hooks.html
by wsbailey
Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:16 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Your favorite hook
Replies: 13
Views: 3387

Re: Your favorite hook

As others have said, welcome to the forum. For flymphs I like the up eyed Mustad 94842. They are no longer made. Fortunately for me, I bought a lot of them before they stopped making them. For spiders I like the Daiichi 1640, short shank and straight eye. Thanks to another board member (DUBBN), Who...
by wsbailey
Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:58 pm
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: Old Partridge Hooks
Replies: 18
Views: 21732

Re: Old Partridge Hooks

Roger Fogg, in his 1988 "A Handbook of North Country Trout Flies", popularized the Drennan Specimen carp hook for spiders. When Daiichi started selling their 1640 hooks a lot of tyers gravitated towards them. They are now being marketed as tube fly hooks, When Partridge started making the ...
by wsbailey
Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:52 pm
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: Re: North Country Hackles and Subs
Replies: 2
Views: 24419

Re: North Country Hackles and Subs





ADDITIONAL LINK: https://theslidingstream.net/a-guide-to ... ckles/amp/

"Silk Fur and Feather" by G.E.M. Skues is probably the best book on the subject.
by wsbailey
Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:28 am
Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
Topic: Oregon? Polly Rosborough?
Replies: 14
Views: 25126

Re: Oregon? Polly Rosborough?

Polly was unique in that he felt that a large head on his nymphs was a more realistic representation. I don't see a problem with going a hook length size lower and tying a normal thread head. I’ve been able to get all his Belding silk colors on Etsy or eBay.
by wsbailey
Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:08 am
Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
Topic: Oregon? Polly Rosborough?
Replies: 14
Views: 25126

Re: Oregon? Polly Rosborough?

Polly used Nymo thread for many of his flies. For example, he used #1248 Turf Tan for his Fledermouse fly. It’s still available here :

https://www.fishhairenterprises.com/
by wsbailey
Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:56 pm
Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
Topic: Soft-Hackle Journal - print edition
Replies: 2
Views: 13601

Soft-Hackle Journal - print edition

I see Carl Sanders has an article in the print version of Soft-Hackle Journal.

http://soft-hacklejournal.blogspot.com/
by wsbailey
Thu Jan 05, 2023 5:43 pm
Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
Topic: Historic English fly tying styles.
Replies: 15
Views: 24311

Re: Historic English fly tying styles.

Puce dyed hackle.
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