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Water cricket (Pritt)

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:08 pm
by olber
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Hook Partridge Captain Hamilton wet #14
Thread: Orange Pearsalls gossamer
Body: thread
Hackle: Starling

Re: Water cricket (Pritt)

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:02 pm
by JeffHamm
Hi,

Pritt's Water Cricket is one of my favorite patterns. Most often I dress one of his (many) alternatives, with a yellow body and the black rib. It is one of my go to flies on one of the spring creeks I fish in New Zealand.

- Jeff

Re: Water cricket (Pritt)

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:43 pm
by William Anderson
this is a fantastic Pritt pattern. Nice hook, and very nicely tied.

w

Re: Water cricket (Pritt)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:39 pm
by Soft-hackle
Absolutely wonderful. The tying is excellent.

Mark