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								by Hans Weilenmann » Sat Oct 05, 2013 12:29 pm
			
			
			
			
			
Mister Grey
Hook: Grip 14723BL #12
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Hackle: Hen saddle, natural grey
Rib: Wire, silver fine
Body: SLF Prism, #194 Peacock
Cheeks: JC, dyed chartreuse
Cheers,
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								by letumgo » Sat Oct 05, 2013 12:39 pm
			
			
			
			
			Breath taking!  Very impressive fly. I gasped when I first opened the post.
			
									
									
						 
		 
		 
				
			 
				
		
		
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								by tie2fish » Sat Oct 05, 2013 3:00 pm
			
			
			
			
			I really like this fly!
			
									
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								by Mataura mayfly » Sat Oct 05, 2013 3:09 pm
			
			
			
			
			Beautiful.
I struggle to find plain JC "eyes" let alone ones dyed in such a fashion.  

 
			
									
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								by letumgo » Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:00 pm
			
			
			
			
			Hans - I have come back to look at this on my computer monitor (initially I viewed it from the small screen of my iPod).  Now that I look at the fly on a larger monitor, another detail catches my attention.  Did you wind the base of the jungle cock feather as a forward hackle?  The effect is beautiful.  Such a striking fly.  The jungle cock nails are a lovely touch.
			
									
									
						 
		 
		 
				
			 
				
		
		
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								Hans Weilenmann							
 
									
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								by Hans Weilenmann » Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:47 pm
			
			
			
			
			letumgo wrote:Hans - I have come back to look at this on my computer monitor (initially I viewed it from the small screen of my iPod).  Now that I look at the fly on a larger monitor, another detail catches my attention.  Did you wind the base of the jungle cock feather as a forward hackle?  The effect is beautiful.  Such a striking fly.  The jungle cock nails are a lovely touch.
No JC winding. What you see are the lower barbs on the nail radiating out.
 
			
									
									
						 
		 
		 
				
			 
				
		
		
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								by Kelly L. » Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:47 pm
			
			
			
			
			This one sure is a beauty!  Well done Hans!!
			
									
									
						 
		 
		 
				
			 
				
		
		
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								by Dwclapp » Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:34 pm
			
			
			
			
			Wow!!!  Nothing else needs to be said about such a beauty.
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								by mike valla » Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:47 am
			
			
			
			
			The fly is very beautiful. Congrats!
-Beyond sheer beauty, I'm more interested in how the pattern evolved as a fish-taker. 
Are you fishing it in a specific water type? (lake, pond, slow moving/fast moving stream). What species do you find that has been most attracted to your pattern? Do you fish it primarily for trout?
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								by Stendalen » Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:29 am
			
			
			
			
			What shall I say...lovely, sweet, just perfection...
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