A thank you Spider

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A thank you Spider

Post by ronr » Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:36 pm

The folks on this forum have shared so much with me. This fly is the result of some of that sharing. NedZeppelen sent me a beautiful supply of tups dubbing. I used that as the thorax on this fly. Variant loaned me a beautiful book, 'Magie Immerse' by Pablo Bertacchini.(its all in Italian). In that book was a fly called the "snow fly". I used that as inspiration for this guy. Its tied with YLI silk, the body is turkey herl, the rib is xs silver tinsel, tups thorax, and a dun hen hackle. The one on the left is the before, the one on the right is after that fly was eaten by about 20 trout on the Crooked River yesterday... It was the only fly I fished all day... it would have caught 20 more if the fish had cooperated...thanks for sharing you guys.
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Re: A thank you Spider

Post by Roadkill » Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:55 pm

Fishing for hand therapy!! 8-) ;) What size is it? I will be over for a few days next week to paint doors on CR. :)
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Re: A thank you Spider

Post by letumgo » Fri Aug 07, 2020 1:40 pm

:D Very cool! I'm glad you put the materials to good use and were able to get out fishing. Sounds like a terrific day.
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Re: A thank you Spider

Post by ronr » Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:02 pm

Roadkill that's a FM50 25 in size 14....

Ive decided to delay the surgery and see if I can manage until winter.. so might as well fish...
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Re: A thank you Spider

Post by ronr » Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:05 pm

While I'm at it, I tied up La Mosca Della Neve di Graziano Magrini.... one of a number of beautiful flies illustrated in Bertacchini's book... Hopefully, my translation from the Italian was close on the fly.
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Re: A thank you Spider

Post by letumgo » Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:47 pm

What does the name mean? Cool fly. ;)
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Re: A thank you Spider

Post by Roadkill » Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:57 pm

letumgo wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:47 pm What does the name mean? Cool fly. ;)
I think it means Graziano Magrini's Snow Fly.
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Re: A thank you Spider

Post by ronr » Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:28 pm

That's it, Roadkill... i wish I could translate the entire book...its a beautiful book, and there is no English edition...I may have to get Variant to read it to me...
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Re: A thank you Spider

Post by Fishnkilts » Sat Aug 08, 2020 9:04 pm

Those look fantastic ronr.

What part of a turkey has herl? I think I'd like to try using that.
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Re: A thank you Spider

Post by ronr » Sun Aug 09, 2020 8:42 am

my biology may be incorrect.. but its from the turkey's wing... and is the barbule..
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