Telephone Box Dr. Burke

Here is a picture of one of my favorite searching wet fly patterns I tyed up yesterday. This pattern is called the Telephone Box Dr. Burke. For all that has Ray Bergman's book "Trout", you will find the fly there on plate 8.

http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/q...Box1123003.jpg

Here is the pattern for this wonderful fly:

Telephone Box Dr. Burke

Hook: Mustad 3906 Size 8
Thread: White Danville 6/0 for the under body & Black Danville 6/0 for the head
Tail: Golden Pheasant tippets
Tag: Peacock Herl
Body: Two strands of
Orange Danville floss wrapped back to front
Ribbing: one strand of Black Danville Floss
Full Collar Hackle: Brown Hen Cape
Wing: Paired Dark Brown Mottled Oak Turkey with Jungle Cock
Head: One good soaking coat of Griff’s thin, two coats of Griff’s thick & one coat of Hard As Hull cement.

Beautiful fly!

One beautiful job there

Very, very nice dressing. That rib almost looks to be two strands of black floss twisted (or furled) together. Is it just one strand twisted?

Wonderful looking fly.

REE

Hi REE:

That is just one strand of floss constantly twisted while winding around the body.

Andy

Nice tie! I love the old flies, both to tie and to use.

andy,

very nice fly.

norm

This a old fly pattern!

It belongs as part of FAOL's "Just Old Flies and stuff"! Along with a the back story on when it was created, and who the orginator was.

And yes it is a beautiful wet fly pattern, as well as a wonderful display of your fly tying talents.

I also found this fly pattern on another site with the body using orange floss instead of red. Dressed by Don Bastian!

http://donbastianwetflies.wordpress.com/?s=telephone+box

~Parnelli

Beautiful fly!

Very nice tie. I've tied up a bucktail streamer of the Telephone Box and it looks like it should be productive in that format too. I keep meaning to add some stanard size wets as well as it just has that fish catching look.

- Jeff

Parn,

You need to adjust the color on your monitor. Andy used Orange Floss for the body, not red. Even says so in the recipe.

REE

A very nice fly, beautifully dressed.
You are quite right Ron, looks orangey to me to, knackered old eyes an' all.

I love the classic wets! That is a gorgeous tie, thanks for sharing!

This is one of favorite patterns . I love bergmans patterns. I tie them in a size 10/12

Fontinalis, any incite as to the naming of the fly? I googled "telephone box" and found the English telephone booths to be the required color for the body of the fly, but have not been able to research the fly's past history.

BTW, I was born at Margaret Hague Hospital, where and when the doctor was in residence. I feel a certain umbilical attachment to him as a fly fisherman. I fished the "Kack" as a kid and feel that I must have been in Bergman's and Dr. Burke's footsteps. I reminisce when I read "Trout". It was where this whole trout fishing, fly tying thing started for me.

Thanks for the great fly's you interpert for us on your vise! You are a craftsman.

Gorgeous! I love it.

Excellent tie! The turkey and jungle cock blend together so well...they look like one feather!

Thanks for all the comments guys. I am really glad that you liked the fly.

Great tie... proportions and everything!!!