Picric and Purple (Various Styles)

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Various Styles - Picric and Purple

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Minimalist Style - Picric and Purple

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Glanrhos Style - Picric and Purple

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Simple Wing Style - Picric and Purple

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Dubbed Body With Silk Rib Style - Picric and Purple

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These are all tyed with the following materials:

Hook - Daiichi Model 1550
Thread - Pearsall's Gossamer Silk (Purple)
Hackle - Hen Pheasant (Picric Dyed - pale golden yellow)
Dubbing - Seal (Picric Dyed - Bright Yellow)

I recently went to watch VERN-O give a tying demonstration and he surprised me by giving me a few picric dyed materials to play around with. Thank you, VERN-O! I enjoyed tying with these feathers this morning. The photos don't really capture the color of the flies very well. I think the photos are a little over saturated. The color of the materials are more subtle than the photos suggest. I am really impressed with the hen pheasant feathers. It makes an an excellent substitute for golden plover.

[Roadkill]

Nice flies Ray!

Here in Oregon i could see myself getting the fishes preference on a 3 fly cast. In Idaho you could try the entire lineup on a 5 fly cast. I would especially like to compare the Glanrhos with the ribbbed dubbed body fly.

[narcodog]

Dang, you went wild with that stuff. I tied some last night using the chartreuse silk and picric dyed partridge.

[Old Hat]

I like them all. The Glanrhos Style is

Great color scheme.

[VERN-O]

Nice work Ray....The picric tends to dry out the materials a bit. I was nervous when I started wrapping the hens (the first few times) thinking they would be brittle, but they are actually not bad to work with. I agree with the plover sunstitute for sure. I like the contrast with purple and picris....let me know how they fish for you!!!!

[willowhead]

Fantastic tying Ray.....they really look like they'll be effective.

[hankaye]

Howdy Ray,
You get ta playin' an then ya show us what ya been up to.
I likes the way ya play.
hank

[Hans Weilenmann]

Ray, you have been busy!

Well done too.

Hans W