A great place to discuss various patterns and tying methods for wingless wet flies, Yorkshire spiders, Flymphs and other patterns tied with soft hackles.
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Bishthefish1
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by Bishthefish1 » Mon Jan 29, 2018 3:13 am
Many years ago i used to use a pattern for the Grannom hatch similar to the Hares Lug & Plover - as a lowly undergrad, I didn't have the funds for a Golden Plover skin so i used a well marked under covert from a Woodcock. I still haven't got the Plover Skin so I messed around with the soft hackles down the side of a Cree cape.
Hare's Lug & Cree
Hook # 12 Orvis Tactical
Butt Olive Green Shear thread
Body Hares Lug
Hackle Cree
Thanks for looking
Alistair
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by tie2fish » Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:59 am
A suitable sub I'd say, especially if the Cree is anywhere near being as supple as plover.
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by upstatetrout » Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:57 am
Nicely done.Certainly looks like Plover
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Bishthefish1
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by Bishthefish1 » Mon Jan 29, 2018 10:38 am
Thanks gents. The Cree is quite fine compared to the plover but it is quite soft and pliable - should get a bit of movement in the faster pools.
Alistair
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by gingerdun » Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:04 am
Very handsome. Necessity is the mother of invention.
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letumgo
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by letumgo » Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:44 pm
Handsome indeed! The Cree hackle compliments the body so well.
I prize cree hackle just as much as golden plover hackle. Two of my all time favorite materials.
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by Old Hat » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:10 am
Great pattern! The material choice makes a very nice caddis pattern.
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by Theroe » Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:42 pm
Why am I the only one seeing”image”
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by daringduffer » Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:06 am
Theroe wrote:
Why am I the only one seeing”image”
I could see it previously, not now. When I right-click on 'image' and try to show the photo I'm taken to another forum with this message: "Apologies! This forum is closed for essential upgrade. Back at 12.00hrs (GMT) 2nd February 2018".
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