Blueberry Softy
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Blueberry Softy
Blueberry Softy
Hook - Mustad 3906B size 12
Thread - Light Brown
Hackle - Partridge
Thorax - Blue floss
Rib- Holographic tinsel
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Re: Blueberry Softy
Well executed neat looking tie. On a colour often over looked. Well done.
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Jason, for any number of color combinations, this is a really nice little spider. Very nicely done. Jeff's right, we do (some of us) overlook the blue bodies. Thanks for sharing this one.
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Re: Blueberry Softy
Jason,
Really nice looking pattern! It has a very classy look to it much like a full dress salmon fly. Why don't we immitate some of the classics on smaller irons?
Just a thought,
Dougsden
Jason, did I mention that this is a really nice looking pattern? Just seein' if you're awake!
Really nice looking pattern! It has a very classy look to it much like a full dress salmon fly. Why don't we immitate some of the classics on smaller irons?
Just a thought,
Dougsden
Jason, did I mention that this is a really nice looking pattern? Just seein' if you're awake!
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Re: Blueberry Softy
Agree!DOUGSDEN wrote:Jason,
Really nice looking pattern! It has a very classy look to it much like a full dress salmon fly. Why don't we immitate some of the classics on smaller irons?
Just a thought,
Dougsden
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Re: Blueberry Softy
I like blue in flies, it is usually very good on Sea-run flies. I like this spider very much.
To me, the name reminds me of something sold by an ice-cream van.
It is still a nice, well dressed spider.
To me, the name reminds me of something sold by an ice-cream van.
It is still a nice, well dressed spider.
Re: Blueberry Softy
Thanks guys!
The inspiration for using blue as a body color came from another fly that performed very well last summer. It's called a Blueberry Bugger. If you check ebay you can see what I'm talking about. Well, this fall I got the material to start tying the Blueberry bugger myself. Which included some blue floss. After tying up a batch of the buggers yesterday I took the leftover blue floss and made a couple variations on the theme. I also did a peacock herl body with blue floss rib the looks nice. I'll post pics after work today.
@Dougsden- Taking other patterns and translating them to the soft hackle is great idea. I've done it with a couple patterns like the Adams and the Professor.
Side note- Mark Libertone was nice enough to crop the pic down for me. It's much easier to see the details in this version of the photo. I still have a ways to go when it come to photographing small stuff.....
The inspiration for using blue as a body color came from another fly that performed very well last summer. It's called a Blueberry Bugger. If you check ebay you can see what I'm talking about. Well, this fall I got the material to start tying the Blueberry bugger myself. Which included some blue floss. After tying up a batch of the buggers yesterday I took the leftover blue floss and made a couple variations on the theme. I also did a peacock herl body with blue floss rib the looks nice. I'll post pics after work today.
@Dougsden- Taking other patterns and translating them to the soft hackle is great idea. I've done it with a couple patterns like the Adams and the Professor.
Side note- Mark Libertone was nice enough to crop the pic down for me. It's much easier to see the details in this version of the photo. I still have a ways to go when it come to photographing small stuff.....
Re: Blueberry Softy
Stange, the photos look very different on photobucket but the same when posted? Huh.
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Re: Blueberry Softy
Jason,
I corrected your mistake. The photo I sent you had a "B" at the end of the number. This was missing in your post. By adding the "B", it is now showing the cropped version you uploaded to your PhotoBucket file. Nice work on the fly.
Mark
I corrected your mistake. The photo I sent you had a "B" at the end of the number. This was missing in your post. By adding the "B", it is now showing the cropped version you uploaded to your PhotoBucket file. Nice work on the fly.
Mark
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Re: Blueberry Softy
Oh, that's lovely! Beautifully tyed.
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