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Sandy Nelson

Iron Blue
« on: 17/03/2018 at 13:39 »
Finished the box for the season, so have been playing.
I have a soft spot for iron blue imitations and when i was messing around with some of Andrews Scruffy Dubbing in a colour called Highland Peat i thought it would make a perfect Iron Blue.
Its a very hard colour to photograph accurately as it contains so many colours, but hopefully this stimulates some create juices.
Hook: D900 size 16
Thread: Rust brown 8/0
Body : Scruffy Dubbing Highland peat, with some exposed thread at the tail.
Rib: very fine gold wire
Tail: Some cream hackle fibres
Wing: Whatever hair you like to use for your Klinkhammers
Hackle: Herbert Miner Brassy Dun.
Thorax: Scruffy Dubbing Charcoal 



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Sandy

Eddie Sinclair

Re: Iron Blue
« Reply #1 on: 17/03/2018 at 13:59 »
Sandy,

Very nice indeed.

Eddie

Sandy Nelson

Re: Iron Blue
« Reply #2 on: 17/03/2018 at 19:26 »
Works well as a Plume tip too, for more gentle water.



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Sandy

Euan Innes

Re: Iron Blue
« Reply #3 on: 18/03/2018 at 11:56 »
Nice work Sandy.
I prefer the plume tip version over the klink. I can see me having to get some scruffy dubbing!
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Allan Liddle

Re: Iron Blue
« Reply #4 on: 20/03/2018 at 07:40 »
Superb stuff Sandy, have some of that dubbing and really need to get using it more, think i'll start with this one  :z16

 




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