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Bill, I wonder if that might be CdL soft hackle, like used in that Soft Hackle Streamer video you posted a while back? Hmm, maybe not. I just checked the Whiting site and they don't offer the Coq de Leon Soft Hackle + Chicabou in black. I wonder why not, seems like a good choice. Edited by user Sunday, March 25, 2018 11:08:39 PM(UTC)
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Bill, looks like maribou to me. I tie one very similar to that but even simpler. Jig hook and barbell head like a frick's fix, zonker strip and maribou at the top. Works great and is a quick, easy tie.
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Originally Posted by: DanE  Bill, looks like maribou to me. I tie one very similar to that but even simpler. Jig hook and barbell head like a frick's fix, zonker strip and maribou at the top. Works great and is a quick, easy tie. That's what I ended up using but wasn't happy with the result. Seemed like something that was a little stiffer would work better. Still on the hunt to find the right material. I need to get up to the Driftless Angler show and buy a couple to use for reference. It's possible they may know who came up with that pattern and I might be able to wring out a recipe for it. I really like these small leech style streamers. -Bill |
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Originally Posted by: William Schlafer Originally Posted by: DanE Bill, looks like maribou to me. I tie one very similar to that but even simpler. Jig hook and barbell head like a frick's fix, zonker strip and maribou at the top. Works great and is a quick, easy tie. That's what I ended up using but wasn't happy with the result. Seemed like something that was a little stiffer would work better. Still on the hunt to find the right material. I need to get up to the Driftless Angler show and buy a couple to use for reference. It's possible they may know who came up with that pattern and I might be able to wring out a recipe for it. I really like these small leech style streamers. -Bill I asked the experts at the fly shop today, and they said it was probably this:  The feathers have a nice thin flexible shaft to allow for easier Palmering. Solid black was sold out, but I'm sure this Grizzly color will work fine. -Bill |
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Stuck inside today due to the gnarly weather, so I decided to try tying some flies. These messy looking things are supposed to SBR Hendrickson Nymphs. Size 14 hook with Lemon Duck feathers for the wings and tail. I didn't have the right size bead head available - a smaller one would be more proportional to the body. These were made with 5-6 wraps of lead wire on the hook, so along with the large bead head they should get right to the bottom.  We'll see how they fish when I next get out in a couple weeks. -Bill |
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Hah - I just tied up a few of those too. They look good. |
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But Bill, those larger beads will get the nymph down in the water column farther and faster, not a bad thing. Nicely tied, as usual from you. |
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