Published May 3. 2012 - 11 years ago
Updated or edited Nov 27. 2020

#124 - North Platte Sunset

Tied by: Don Ordes Originated by: Don Ordes Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook Thread: Black 6/0 Tag: Gold flat tinsel Butt:...

#124 North Platte Sunset - Don Ordes


Tied by: Don Ordes
Originated by: Don Ordes

Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook
Thread: Black 6/0
Tag: Gold flat tinsel
Butt: Red seal
Body: Gold oval tinsel
Rib: gold flat tinsel
Belly: Red squirrel tail and sparse orange polar bear
Throat: Orange polar bear underfur
Wing: 4 black laced hackles (badger shadow laced)
Shoulder: Green Lady Amherst pheasant feather and Temminck's tragopan body feather
Head: Black

Notes: The North Platte winds through Don's hometown of Casper, Wyoming and while I have never had the pleasure of fishing the river myself, I can only assume that it is something I need to see in person and add to my bucket list. The black laced feather Don used has to be one of the most majestic hackles I've ever laid eyes upon. It is further accentuated by laying a slimmer hackle over a wider hackle, giving you the full impact of the black tinged hackle. The shoulder of tragopan and Amherst pheasant is brilliant, and while I am a big fan of jungle cock eyes, this really works well for me.

The Badger Shadow Lace feathers were a transition variant, but was never breed for, and so, these feathers have been since lost to the genetic stream. They are a true rarity in all things hackle, but quite a mar
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Beautiful work!

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Wow, thst's beautiful.
Nicely done.

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Really like this fly I will be keeping an eye on this come auction time!

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