Hook: Grip 14723BL #20
Thread: Uni Trico 17/0
Tailing: Teal barbs and blood red microfibbets
Dubbing: A blend of SLF Midge and pine squirrel cheek/guard hairs is applied to the hook shank
Hackle: Whiting saddle
Wing: Sparse mallard barbs
Hook: Grip 14723BL #20
Thread: Uni Trico 17/0
Tailing: Teal barbs and blood red microfibbets
Dubbing: A blend of SLF Midge and pine squirrel cheek/guard hairs is applied to the hook shank
Hackle: Whiting saddle
Wing: Sparse mallard barbs
I see you're tying them bigger now! HA! Is it optics, or is that hook a larger gap than normal, and with a longer point?
That's a very nice looking fly.
Hi Danny - yeah, need to go to #20's in falling water following recent rain. The hook is similar to the TMC 206BL, fishes real nice and it's BARBLESS... but only goes down to #20 (the TMC down to #24 - have a few of this pattern tied in smaller sizes for low water).
Hope you're well.
Andy
All is very well, thanks Andy! I guess it was the angle/optics--sure didn't look like a caddis style hook to me at first. Of course could be the eyes playing tricks on me.
Have been tying a lot of large patterns (hoppers, gurglers, foam poppers, etc) for our warm water fish. To stay in practice, I worked on a #24 spent pattern a couple of weeks ago. Going from weeks of #6 and #8 to a #24 sure makes one realize the importance of tying the small ones at least periodically!
Here you go Danny - on a #24 TMC 206BL with a strong Roy Christie influence (I think he supplied the mallard fibres....)
Fine work, as always, Andy
Now you're getting to your sizes, Andy. HA! Do I see a #28 in your future. Just kidding. Those are great ties--I like what the mallard does in this pattern
Thanks Roy - always appreciate your comments.
Danny - oh, Danny... just couldn't resist... but please, this will NOT work on a #32... well it does, but it loses some of the spice. So a #28 will have to do :ugeek: and shown alongside it's larger siblings, #20 through #28...
... but then again, Danny - with advice from Roy (tie the wing in on the way down from eye to bend) this pattern will fit neatly on a TMC 518 #32:
Andy, simply awesome! :o
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