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Title: Chris's flies
Post by: Mike Barrio on 19/03/2007 at 21:29

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Title: Description of Flies
Post by: Turra on 28/03/2007 at 22:47

No. 1 = Stillwater fly - damsel nymph

Hook - B175, size 10-14
Thread - hot orange
Tail - olive hen hackle
Body - dubbed olive marabou
Rib - fluorescent unifloss
Thorax - fluorescent lime green chenile
Hackle - olive hen hackle (3 turns)
Thorax cover - orange mirage flash

No. 2 = Salmon fly (no name - made up!)

Hook - salar gold doubles, size 8-10
Thread - red
Tail - natural and yellow squirrel mixed
Body - hare's ear body
Rib - gold tinsel
Thorax - yellow ostrich herl
Wing - natural & yellow squirrel mixed, with 2 strips of orange mirage over the top
Peacock swords either side
Beard - natural grey squirrel

No. 3 = River fly - olive deer hare klinkhammer dry fly

Hook - kamasan B100, size 12-16
Thread - pearsall silk light olive
Body - light olive pheasant tail
Rib - unifloss olive
Thorax - hare's ear mixed with fox squirrel
Hackle - hoffman whiting grizzle olive
Post - natural or white deer hair

Hope this is useful - good luck and tightlines  :z2