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Hans Weilenmann
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Purple & Wire

Post by Hans Weilenmann » Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:15 pm

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Purple & Wire
Hook: Grip 14723BL #14
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Hackle: Hen, dyed purple
Body/rib: Wire, black

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Re: Purple & Wire

Post by Soft-hackle » Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:28 pm

Ooooooooo! Wonderful look to this one.

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Re: Purple & Wire

Post by Mataura mayfly » Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:00 pm

Very nice "dark" fly Hans. I wonder if changing to red wire and dropping a couple of hook sizes might work well for the spinner fall here. ;)
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