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Norm Frechette

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Hoskins

Body - Yellow floss
Hackle - Gray
Wing - Light slate
 

Tom Butler

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Making a few copies of the hammerdown hopper before I loose the other original Zak sent. These are on sz. 10 jstockard dry hooks, the same length as the 12 2xl's I received.
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Of course I had to hares ear the template.
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Bob Rankin

Wandering the country with rifle and spey rod.
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What company remakes those older style metal clip boxes? I have found a couple but they want an arm n leg.
I’m not really sure. The two I have are Wheatley’s and if memory serves me, they did cost an arm and a leg😂
 

Norm Frechette

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Cutty Sark

Hook - Single salmon
Thread - Claret
Tag - Copper wire or oval tinsel - sized to suit fly size
Tip - Either the floss blend (see below)* or orange floss of choice
Tail - Same floss as tip (I used the floss blend*)
Butt - Black beaver dubbing
Rib - Copper wire or oval tinsel
Body - Rear half fluorescent green floss, front half peacock herl
Hackle (throat) - Black hen
Underwing - Floss blend* or peachy orange floss to tag under green, fluorescent floss to tip of tail
Wing - Tented teal

*Floss blend - Green, orange and yellow floss

The River's Course: The Cutty Sark (theriverscourse.blogspot.com)
 
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