Creed

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Creed
Hook: Tiemco 102Y #13
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, tobacco
Hackle 1: Woodcock marginal wing covert
Hackle 2: Cree
Tail: Cree barbs
Body: Hare's ear


Cheers,
Hans W

Hi Hans,

The fly reminds me a lot of a fly called the "Cheater Adams" from several years ago. The Cheater Adams was basically an Adams without wings. The hare's ear dubbing is buggy compared to muscrat underfur though.

I bet it would fish a lot like an Adams. Nice job.

Is the Adams fished much on your side of the big pond? I don't think it's fished as much here as it used to be, but is still quite popular.

Thanks and regards,

Gandolf

Gandolf,

The Adams never did reach real popularity in Europe, and these days it would be a rare occasion if I saw one being fished.

As to the generic design of the fly in the image above - The French and Spanish tiers have been tying dry/damp patterns with a game hackle in front of stiffer cock hackle for decades, but this style has acquired a new name (Jingler) over the past years, with popularity growing in Scotland especially.

The game hackle adds a 'softness" to the dry fly, blurring and diffusing the outline and adding some mobility. I like the blend.

Cheers,
Hans W

Hans
Really interesting concept in the dual hackles and I shall see what my targets think of your crazy ideas! ;)
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It looks a lot like the traditional dry March Brown flies, the only difference is that you have used woodcock and cree hackles. The march brown using natural red game and partridge. I'm also a fan of this kind of dry. Years ago I tied some of the French style flies Hans mentioned and they work well here as well.

Though that is beautifully tied and perfectly in proportion it amazes me that if I tied flies like that to sell they wouldn't. I would rather fish with a fly tied like this than one tied in the style I have to tie them in to sell them. It seems to be only fly tiers that appreciate them.

Cheers,
C.

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Originally Posted by AlanB

It seems to be only fly tiers that appreciate them.

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And the trout, Alan. Let's not forget the trout :cool:

Cheers,
Hans W

Of course the trout.

You mentioning those French patterns has just had me down at the local hardware store (Ironmongers but no one seems to use the word these days) in the garden section trying to get raffia for one of my favourites. They didn't have any :(
Cheers,
A.

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Originally Posted by AlanB

It looks a lot like the traditional dry March Brown flies, the only difference is that you have used woodcock and cree hackles. The march brown using natural red game and partridge. I'm also a fan of this kind of dry. Years ago I tied some of the French style flies Hans mentioned and they work well here as well.

Though that is beautifully tied and perfectly in proportion it amazes me that if I tied flies like that to sell they wouldn't. I would rather fish with a fly tied like this than one tied in the style I have to tie them in to sell them. It seems to be only fly tiers that appreciate them.

Cheers,
C.

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Alan,
I certainly agree with you, and it does seem odd. I think the best example of that is a book written by the great Gary LaFontaine. His book "The Dry Fly". I think it was one of his last books. Anyway, I doubt that you would find ANY of the patterns shown in any fly shop. Yet, his underwater observations proved (at least to him) that they were effective patterns. For example, "Halo Mayfly Emerger", "Mohawk", "Mess", "Shroud"........etc., etc.

Such a shame that someone as emperical as he was is not still with us to push the envelope of studying the trout's vision and behavior...