Calling All Irish

[flyangler]

Or any honorary Irish. After a Canadian friend started this elsewhere, I came up with a St. Pats Day Wet:



Recipe:
Body: Green Wire
Rib: Gold Wire
Thorax: Yellow Ice Dub
Soft Hackle: Guinea Fowl
Head: Nice and Creamy (ok, it's really black nail polish)

See what you can come up with and post it here!

[flyangler]

Well this seems to have gone over with a resounding THUD!

[Buddy Sanders]

Flyangler,

It's pretty obvious that the Irish don't fly fish.

Cuts into their drinking time, I guess....

Good Luck!

Buddy

[Gigmaster]

Sorry Flyangler. I just got home and read your post. It's a neat idea. Here's my contribution, if someone hasn't already done this one.

The Shillelagh Bucktail


Hook: Cabelas Model 40 long shank streamer
Thread. 6/0 Danville, Black
Body: Metlon Mylar Tinsel, Gold, med. width
Tail: White Bucktail
Throat: Red Bucktail
Wing: Black over Green Bucktail
Eye: Ti-Rite imitation Junglecock.

Sorry the picture isn't better. I am still learning how to take good pictures with it.

Semper Fi!

[Jed]

Aye, it looks to be the perfect fly to set between my Guinness (for strength) and my Tallemore Dew, yes it is.

jed

[Bamboozle]

Or any honorary Irish. After a Canadian friend started this elsewhere, I came up with a St. Pats Day Wet:

Nice fly!

BTW check the fine print on the label of that bottle of Guinness; it may be as Canadian as your friend!

[Paddy80701]

Sure and its a great day for the Irish. What a beautiful fly I love it. Sorry, I'm not talented enough to come up with one on the spur of the moment, and I don't know how to post pictures, or I'd hsve one up The Irish can drink and fish at the same time you know Have a great St Paddy's Day

[Midge Man]

While I may not be Irish (but, again, I could be... I was adopted at birth and absolutely love Guiness and Irish punk music (long live the Pogues)) I had planned on coming up with something this weekend. With an 8 month old baby girl about the house it is difficult to get time at the vice... but this weekend, Guiness and a lot of green floss...

[Jim Slattery]

That is a great looking fly!
Have a look at these flies tied by a Irish Lass
http://www.danica.com/flytier/aconba/aconba.htm

[flyangler]

Very nice Gigmaster!

Jim- I think I'll adopt her Dark Greenwell's Glory for this thread. I like the looks of it.