French Partridge Tenkara Style

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French Partridge Tenkara Style

Post by tie2fish » Mon Feb 21, 2011 12:11 pm

Got my new Tenkara rod from Misako and am messing around with patterns to use when the weather breaks ...

Hook: Diichi 1550, #16
Thread: Sheer 14/0, olive
Hackle: French Partridge
Body: Stripped peacock herl

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Re: French Partridge Tenkara Style

Post by michaelgmcgraw » Mon Feb 21, 2011 12:53 pm

That is a fine looking fly !
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Re: French Partridge Tenkara Style

Post by hankaye » Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:42 pm

tie2fish, Howdy;

Like the looks of that .....

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Re: French Partridge Tenkara Style

Post by letumgo » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:08 pm

I like that a lot! Thanks for sharing. You've given me yet one more reason to get a Tenkara rod someday.
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Re: French Partridge Tenkara Style

Post by kanutripr » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:11 pm

I'm really liking the look of the Tenkara flies. I'm gonna try some of those.


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Re: French Partridge Tenkara Style

Post by willowhead » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:40 pm

You did a fantastic job Bill.....that's prolly the nicest tenkara fly i've ever seen. Tenkara Dio would be impressed.
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Re: French Partridge Tenkara Style

Post by NJpatbee » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:11 pm

Where did you get the peacock herl? Great variation.
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Re: French Partridge Tenkara Style

Post by DOUGSDEN » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:49 pm

Bill,
Your "messing around" far outdoes my best efforts at the vice. Very nice Tenkara fly indeed!
NJpatbee is right. Beautiful variation in the peacock quill body.
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Re: French Partridge Tenkara Style

Post by tie2fish » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:06 am

NJpatbee wrote:Where did you get the peacock herl? Great variation.
The herl that I stripped for this fly came from a natural (not bleached/dyed) Nature's Spirit eyestick.
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Re: French Partridge Tenkara Style

Post by hankaye » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:02 am

tie2fish, Howdy;

Beautiful tye.

How did you 'strip' the hurl off the shaft?

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