Steelie Tups

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Steelie Tups

Post by Hans Weilenmann » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:36 am

As Tups is in the air... may as well be in the water 8-)

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Steelie Tups
Hook: Tiemco 202SP #8
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, grey
Hackle: Hen saddle, natural dun
Abdomen: Nylon rod winding thread, golden yellow
Thorax: Wapsi Crawdub, softshell - in split thread

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Re: Steelie Tups

Post by Mataura mayfly » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:46 am

Nice! :D
Now, had you tied 20 of these a month ago........
The swap was missing a big ole Steelhead or Salmon sized Tup fly, I honestly thought someone might have come up with one- just to be different. I think you covered that base quite nicely.
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Re: Steelie Tups

Post by letumgo » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:29 am

I toyed with the idea, but I thought Carl might do one. I ended up tying some steelhead flies for another swap I was in on FTF forum (my recent Orange Spellbinder pattern). Oh well.

Beautiful fly Hans.
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Re: Steelie Tups

Post by Mataura mayfly » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:33 am

:lol: I also toyed with the idea...... Carl should be able to vouch for that. Never mind, you still offered up a wonderful interpretation of the pattern.
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Re: Steelie Tups

Post by CreationBear » Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:30 am

Nice looking fly--you and Hans have put Crawdub on my shopping list as well. :)
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Re: Steelie Tups

Post by tie2fish » Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:46 am

Nicely proportioned and great colors.
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Re: Steelie Tups

Post by VERN-O » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:51 am

Keeper! :D
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Re: Steelie Tups

Post by Kelly L. » Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:20 pm

Outstanding work, love it.
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Re: Steelie Tups

Post by Old Hat » Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:15 pm

Great looking fly Hans. I tie a very similar and have fished it for steelhead for about 3 years now with some success.

Actually, although it is hard to tell in the pictures, Stendalen's pattern in the Tup's Swap is of proper steelhead size. There is great variation in the swap and lots of "goodies" coming that I did not mention anywhere.... the excitement builds....
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