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Re: long hackled beast
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:32 pm
by CreationBear
Lykos--thanks for the link! I'm just starting to explore the spey scene a bit, but you've got to love those guy's materials stash.
(FWIW, if you get a chance, pick up a melanistic ringtail skin--they're more plentiful than you'd think, and they've got a lot of neat feathers..."speckled" rump feathers, and the maroon/cream "almond hearts" and/or flank feathers make an interesting guinea sub.)
Re: long hackled beast
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:44 pm
by lykos33
CB, When I put that in google all I get is links to cats and lemurs...isn't it a type of pheasant?..."melanistic ringtail skin"
Murray
Re: long hackled beast
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:04 am
by CreationBear
Ha, yes: it's just "black phase" ringneck pheasant cock....and for the love of all that's holy, be careful Googling that.
(Also, the hens have really dramatic coloration as well.)
BTW, here's a link to an SBS using "manufactured" spey hackle:
http://flytyer.wordpress.com/2010/06/08 ... nal-spey//
Re: long hackled beast
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:18 pm
by Kelly L.
Lovely fly, I think it is perfect. You did a bang up job on this!!
Re: long hackled beast
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:05 am
by tie2fish
Longish hackle works well on many types of flies, and this is an excellent example. Nicely done!
Re: long hackled beast
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:01 pm
by DOUGSDEN
Murray,
Wow! I really like the dry vs. wet photo's! Your pattern certainly changes character when soaked and the long fibers really do a good job veiling the body fur below! They combine well and compliment each other perfectly! Do you have other variations of body and hackle in the works? Great photo spread too!
Dougsden
Re: long hackled beast
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:17 pm
by Soft-hackle
Great stuff!
Mark
Re: long hackled beast
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:28 pm
by letumgo
I missed this post earlier. Handsome fly Murray. I especially love the profile when the fly is wet. Great job!
Re: long hackled beast
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:01 am
by lykos33
Thanks for all the nice comments folks. I have decided that if a fly is going in the water, I wanna see what the fish is gonna see. So if I come up with something new or different (for me anyway) then it is going to be a double photo that I'll post
Murray
Re: long hackled beast
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:12 pm
by hankaye
lykos33, Howdy;
Murray, Have to admit that when I first started to read the
inital post for this thread, I was thinking along the lines of
the famous Tur-duck-in (Turkey stuffed with a chicken, that
has been stuffed with a stuffed duck);
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Co1Ecv_8g
or better the grand old stand-by the stuffe camel;
http://home.tiac.net/~cri_d/cri/1997/camel.html
Like to see
DUBBIN fit one of
them in his smoker...
hank
PS. Verified by Snopes;
http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/camel.asp