I think they’re called breast feathers, from this patch. I was buying those darn 10 packs for $4 and then managed to find someone with peacocks.
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Once I bought what I thought was gold off Etsy, a bunch of patches that were sold as decoration. Turned out the wedding planner glued all the feathers down to felt patches and rendered them useless for tying, doh!
I was just staring at my peacock thinking of a pattern like this. Funny
Looks good to me! That will fish. I like my bodies a bit shorter and thinner (see lower left in post #6233 pg. 312), copying Hughes' style, but really that's just style preference. Catch a lot of fish on ones similar to that. Nice fly.
dang, that's a work of art!Splithead Muddler
Got the idea from Arthur Macdonald’s Splithead Smidge. First try here so there’s some bugs to work out in the tying sequence.
hook - WFC Model 28 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 camel
rib - H2O Twist tan
abdomen - dubbing cinnamon
hackle - ginger
shoulder - pheasant rump
indicator - Parapost yarn hot orange
flash - large tinsel opal
collar/head - deer hair
Regards,
Scott
Thank you. Little bugger was hiding in that pic.
Looks good to me!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery! I have been putting off that surgery for a long time and got to put it off indefinitely.Post-Op Bumble
Nothing special but not bad for 2 days after rotator cuff surgery; literally tied with one arm strapped to my chest. Hardest part was re-adjusting height of tying station so I could use my hand (will have to get my wife to help me raise my chair). Won’t be doing anything intricate for a while but I can still keep my hands busy.
hook - WFC Model 6 #10
thread - Uni 8/0 black
tail - partridge
rib - medium tinsel opal
counter rib - small wire silver
body - Ice Dub hare’s ear
hackle - grizzly
shoulder - pheasant rump
collar - hen grizzly dyed Silver Doctor Blue (2 packs Koolaid Ice Blue Raspberry/1 cup water)
Regards,
Scott
