Simply elegant! I really appreciate your tips. Sometimes you go to tie a fly and it's just those few tid bits of information that makes or breaks a fly.
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Thanks Avril. I've had lot of helpful critiques over the years that I've picked up tips from.
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Thank you Monte. I love blue in a fly. There is one particular place I fish now and then, where blue is a big winner.
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jay2e,
There's some advice about shad fishing and patterns in this article - The old Hickory http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/shad/ - right here on GFF.
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Kelly this fly is very beautiful and you have amazing talent. I look forward to seeing what else you have tied for this project.
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Kelly that is a stunning fly -- the warmth of the yellow and orange and the soft cool blue. Really well done! I bet fish will like it too.
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Thanks Ken! The wing had gray followed by kingfisher blue hackles. (light to med gray)
I am glad you like the fly. :-) I had not been tying many long featherwings before I came up with this pattern.
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Thank you guys very much. I am tickled pink that you like the fly! :-)
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Wow Kelly I love the pattern and amazing job on tying it. I will have to try and tie a few of these up before opening day. I have a soft spot for any streamers with blue in it for fishing our rivers here.
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Gary, I would be honored for you to do that! Thank you!
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Beautiful fly, Kelly. I agree that blue tends to be underutilized in flies and can be a real winner. Well done!
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One more tip I can attest to. Wear polypro or the like under and over. I took a dunk one cold morning in March over a mile from the truck. I was wearing a belt, so not much got down the waders. I wrung my fleece shirt and polypro top out, put them and my jacket back on and kept fishing. Only shivered while I was topless!
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Hi Donald,
a really nice fly! I like that hairy Seal's dub and the amount you took a lot.
Jan
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Where can i get the rubber bands you used for the guides. I like your idea with that white constrictor to slide it up the blank. Do you make them yourself?? Rich Thanks, great article.
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Darren: Please keep in touch, if you start a new project. I think what you are doing for the various donation is great.
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Flies on the way!!! Super excited to see all the patterns from all the feather chuckin' featherwing fly tyers!! Have a FLY day. Cory
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Awesome! Will let you know when they arrive Cory.
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