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    Default 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.


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    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.

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    Beautiful fly!

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    One beautiful job there

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    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
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    Hi REE:

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

    Andy

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


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    andy,

    very nice fly.

    norm

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    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
    Last edited by Steven McGarthwaite; 11-25-2010 at 02:08 PM.

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    Beautiful fly!

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