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Thankx Ruard.....nice of you to say so. i'll let you know when i post something on one of the others (hooks), that has been altered. And maybe i can get a pic somehow, that shows the nice barb and point area.

Here's a very recent fly (kinna flymphish ), i've done on another one of those very old antique hooks.....4/0 this time. Don't exactly know why i called it the Irish Brown Derby other than the colors just brought that to mind.....and i have Lawrence Finny and his situation on my mind...........
the body is dyed Ostrich herl.....the rib is Vintage French Copper tinsel, same for the tag, but a very different MUCH finer tinsel.....the butt is a blended dubbing.....and this particular fly line backing (IF, i'm using backing), is my favortie to use for eyes.......there's a dubbed and highly picked out thorax under there as well.....

Oh, that is lovely Mark! I love copper in flies. IMO copper should be used more often. Anyways, beautiful fly.

That is beautifully tied, it is so simple looking but I know the work it took. I'm with Ray, copper is my all time favourite and the one you will see me use most often.


Vicki

Thankx guys.....i love copper too.....very much. It's a natural with those old forged hooks as well.....
i've only got (at most) a dozen pics spaces left, and then there's no other threads to delete so i can pick up more, EXCEPT this one itself. i was gonna post another pic of another fly.....but it's nothin' that special at all.......so i'll hold off. Goin' to bed now......have a nice weekend.

I think the Irish Brown Derby is a marvelous fly.

Thankx Bill, sorry for the late reply.....we just got home bout 4 hours ago. Got your flies along with Ray's and Ruard's in the mail when i went to the post office. Thank you VERY Much. Two dozen is very generous and they are beautiful. Ray's and Ruard's are fantastic as well. i sure hope we sell them all at the Sowbug. We had a great time down in Cajun Land and i stoped by the little shop in Conway, AR. on the way home and scored a bunch of Kreinik threads. Been meanin' to get there for a while. It's the only place in the entire state that sells the stuff. Again, thankx to everyone who sent flies. mark.....

OK........i just finished a fly that took alllllllll day..........naturally i didn't work all the entire day on it............but i started it around noon, and now it's 12:34 a.m.
i've been to town to grocery shop and to the post office, etc. today, and had 3 wonderful meals that my baby-doll fixed for me, during that time as well.
Hook: Alex Hayes, i painted it Blue
Thread: Danville Fly Master Flat Waxed 6/0 White
Tag: Kreinik Blue & Hot Pink
Tail: Blue Roller secondaries, "cheeked" on both sides by Peacock neck feathers
Butt: Lampwork glass bead, Green/Blue/Pink....."Haloed" all-round with natural GP Pheasent crest, Amhearst Pheasent crest, and dyed Green and Red GP Pheasent crest
Forward of Butt: Pink spakle dubbing.....forward of crest.....Pink feather fluff, dubbed
Body: Yellow/Lime Green Sparkle dubbing, picked out
Rib: Falt Gold Holographic tinsel, followed by Oval Gold Holographic Braid
Wing: Bout an 8 inch tip section of a dyed Hot Pink Reah feather over the top of which is layed 2 or 3 each of light Blue and light Yellow/Green Whiting Bird Fur (Spey hackle) feathers.....over top of which is layed at least 6 different flash materials of all different kinds and colors.....Blue/Silver, Pinks of a couple kinds, couple Blues.....
Throat: 3 Yellow waterfowl Spey hackles.....
Collar: 1 each saddle hackle wraped, Blue, Yellow, and Hot Pink.....in that order
Head: Painted Fandango Pink in places, and then SOAKED in Griff's thin.....over the top of which is Petites Purple/Red Sparkle fingernail polish
Eye: Antique Violin string gut, painted Pink Rose

i'll try to get a pic up tomorrow.....later today.....

OK, here it is.........the pic aint much.....i took it.......Misa is WAY to busy.....i took three pics, and this is the best one such as it is........i've also added a 4th coat to the head, which is even better than the last thing i used in the recipe above. the last coat is Sally Hansen's Rock Star Pink.....i like it better than the other stuff. Sorry for such a lousey pic.....

Mark - this is as close to a painting as I have seen. Beautiful fly.