"Stoned" fly

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"Stoned" fly

Post by Old Hat » Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:51 pm

I was in a swap where we received a material and had to devise a pattern using the material. I received some hemp twine. I unraveled a bit of the twine, cut it up, and used it in a dubbing loop to build the body of this stonefly flymph.

Hook: Mustad Limerick wet #10
Thread: purple gossamer tying silk
Tail: hare's mask guard hair fibers
Body: hemp twine chopped and in a dubbing loop.
Thorax: Peacock dyed black
Hackle: grizzly hen

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Re: "Stoned" fly

Post by letumgo » Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:13 pm

Smoking fly Carl! Very creative, especially the purple head. Love it.
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Re: "Stoned" fly

Post by Soft-hackle » Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:14 pm

Carl,
Really nice color combo and great tying job.

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Re: "Stoned" fly

Post by Roadkill » Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:06 pm

Beautiful fly Carl!
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Re: "Stoned" fly

Post by chase creek » Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:10 pm

Interesting body material! I like it!
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Re: "Stoned" fly

Post by kanutripr » Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:45 pm

That is amazing and well tied!



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Re: "Stoned" fly

Post by willowhead » Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:52 pm

DITTO! on ALL of the above. ;)
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Re: "Stoned" fly

Post by tie2fish » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:57 pm

Hot darn! :shock: That's a winner.
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Re: "Stoned" fly

Post by Old Hat » Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:13 pm

Thanks all for the comments. I almost always add purple somewhere to my stone fly patterns. One of those "good luck" charms for me.
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Re: "Stoned" fly

Post by William Anderson » Fri Dec 03, 2010 7:18 pm

It's kind of like a Breadcrust fly. I wonder how translucent the hemp gets when it's wet (I wouldn't know myself :) ) and how stiff the fibers are. Looks great.

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