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tie2fish
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by tie2fish » Sun Dec 21, 2014 3:03 pm
I rushed to mailbox, threw open the door and what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a package from Dougsden with contents so dear ...
(I think he will provide details later
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
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![Image](https://images.imgbox.com/74/8a/FQWn5Jx1_o.jpg)
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hankaye
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by hankaye » Sun Dec 21, 2014 3:52 pm
tie2fish & DOUGSDEN, Howdy;
Dang Doug you dug dee-e-e-e-ep to bring those 2 to life
![Surprised :o](./images/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif)
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![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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Bill, thanks for the outstanding pix.
hank
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Smuggler
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by Smuggler » Sun Dec 21, 2014 5:30 pm
That's a good surprise to find in mail! Very nice Doug.
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Mataura mayfly
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by Mataura mayfly » Sun Dec 21, 2014 6:31 pm
Happy Days!!
They are the Yin & Yang of soft hackles, one rough & bulky- the other slim and trim. Both beautifully executed and very well photographed, well done good Sir's.
"Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout".... Irish proverb.
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by Boris » Sun Dec 21, 2014 8:37 pm
Yep, real cool flies.
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letumgo
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by letumgo » Sun Dec 21, 2014 11:50 pm
You guys make a great team! Thank you both for sharing.
Doug - Is the hackle on the first one Prairie Hen?
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Ruard
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by Ruard » Mon Dec 22, 2014 4:20 am
Bill and Doug, you both did a very good job, Like the spider the most.
greeting
Ruard
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by novabass » Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:58 am
Wow, great looking flies!
Nice tying Doug!
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by Ron Eagle Elk » Mon Dec 22, 2014 2:52 pm
Both are excellent examples of soft hackled flies and well photographed. That first one though....I just wanta throw that in some trouty water.
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by DOUGSDEN » Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:53 pm
Dearest Forum Friends,
Thank you for being patient with me about posting the recipes for the two patterns that friend Bill has photographed and posted here! I would like to answer Ray's question about the prairie hen used on #1. Sorry Ray, it's a very webby feather from an India Hen Cape that I purchased years ago. It just seemed to go quite nicely with the pattern at hand! It does remind me of the wonderful prairie chicken hen that I was given several years ago by a local fellow that I know that makes a pilgrimage about every other year out west to hunt these birds and ring-necked pheasants! Due to some health problems with both he and his wife, they have not been able to make the trip lately! I jokingly ask every time I see him if he has made plans to hunt the west and he regrettably says no and we go thru the processes all over again and.....I do appreciate the fact that he usually comes home with at least something when he gets to go!
I promise that tomorrow I will post them so for now,
Yours with sleepy eyes,
Doug
Fish when you can, not when you should! Anything short of this is just a disaster.