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    Default red fox hornberg

    anybody got a recipe?

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    Could it be it goes by another name? Here is a link to Hornberg patterns http://globalflyfisher.com/streamers/swaps/hornbergs/
    Trout don't speak Latin.

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    Default Re: red fox hornberg

    Not sure about the "red fox" but pattern I like is really simple:



    hook: 4-10 dry or wet (depends on how you want to fish it)
    thread: black
    body: silver tinsel
    over body:two mallard flank feathers, one on each side
    hackle: 1 grizzly, 1 brown neck or saddle

    Western style has the back ends of the mallard laquered down to a point. Eastern style leaves em be. (I think, or maybe it is the other way around??)
    Either way works. The only thing I could think the red fox would be for is a wing, or possibly to bulk up the body. You can add whatever you want to dress it up though, of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dmdmd
    anybody got a recipe?
    could you expand a little more.

    is it a regional tie??

    how did u hear about it??

    did u find one in a fly shop and forget to buy one as a sample??

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    Default Re: red fox hornberg

    .... maybe the underwing is fox tail?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wild One
    Western style has the back ends of the mallard laquered down to a point. Eastern style leaves em be. (I think, or maybe it is the other way around??)
    ??? where does that come from ???

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    Default Re: red fox hornberg

    Try the link posted above by tyronefly or google hornberg fly for many links.

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    Default Re: red fox hornberg

    I could make one up that uses fed fox if you want. But it will probably not be what you are looking for.

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    Default Re: red fox hornberg

    Thanks for the link

    i read about it on the home page of the camp I am fishing from next week. I just re-checked and they say a Red Fox Hornberg.

    I guess it is regional--if they have some at the camp I will pick one up use it (most likely) and then buy a second to dissect and let you all know what it is

    dmdmd

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    Default Re: red fox hornberg

    as many of you suggested the underwing is red fox fur--by the way it works!!

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