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Johnno
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by Johnno » Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:55 pm
Early NZ: Otamita. Very cool looking little wet. Decades old and not seen much these day which sadly is a malady that many old wee wets suffer down here..
Bronze Mallard tail, black goose wing quill body, grouse hackle and a spur winged plover wing.. sizes 10 to 18.
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letumgo
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by letumgo » Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:21 am
What a handsome pattern. I really like the color scheme and the overall construction of the fly.
Thank you for preserving the history of these patterns. Great post, on many levels.
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Theroe
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by Theroe » Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:03 pm
Johnno wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:55 pm
Early NZ: Otamita. Very cool looking little wet. Decades old and not seen much these day which sadly is a malady that many old wee wets suffer down here..
Bronze Mallard tail, black goose wing quill body, grouse hackle and a spur winged plover wing.. sizes 10 to 18.
Nice pattern, johnno........... It would certainly make a nice swap fly!!!!!
Dana
Soft and wet - the only way....
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Bazzer69
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by Bazzer69 » Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:36 pm
Dana, I second that, a nice swap indeed. I don’t know about finding any Spur Winged Plover ( I never heard of it) but a swap could be along the lines of forgotten patterns.
Barry
Edit. I just looked it up, in the words of Monty Python “loverly plumage”
Love both fly fishing and fly tying, been doing it for a while
But not much good at either
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Theroe
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by Theroe » Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:38 pm
Bazzer69 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:36 pm
Dana, I second that, a nice swap indeed. I don’t know about finding any Spur Winged Plover ( I never heard of it) but a swap could be along the lines of forgotten patterns.
Barry
Edit. I just looked it up, in the words of Monty Python “loverly plumage”
Barry - I knew you were a Monty Python guy
Dana
Soft and wet - the only way....
