A couple of flies

[Donald Nicolson]

Here are a couple of flies.
The first is with black and silver beads in pairs and a blue peacock hackle. Hook - Partridge YK12ST size 10.



The second -
Clyde Sand Fly

Hook: Partridge Captain Hamilton wet fly #14.
Body: Gray or black tying silk,
ribbed with blue silk.
Wings: Marled sandy part of hen Pheasant tail,tied flat along hook shank.
Hackle: Black Cockeral and fairly long in fibre. Conranch.

This is the Scottish imitation of the Gravel Bed (Hexatoma fuscipennis).
A member of the Diptera Order.
Like a small crane-fly.

[peregrines]

Very handsome flies Donald. Is that whole body made of paired beads? It looks like the body is very nicely tapered.

Your site is a great resource and very well done.

peregrines

[Donald Nicolson]

The body is 2 black, 2 silver lined, 2 black ,2 sl and a black thread butt, then coated with Sally Hansen.
The hook has a curve in it.
I was looking for something and found the blue peacock feathers, got an urge to experiment.

[raclay]

Donald - nice flies. Tell us more about the peacock feather used for the hackle. All I've ever seen is herl and eyes.

Also, seeing the blueish hackle on the first fly and blue rib on the second makes me wonder why blue is only rarely seen in flies. Any thoughts?

P.S. - I enjoy your website.

Bob

[Donald Nicolson]

The peacock blue is from the neck of the bird,
it is not used a lot. Here is the best known fly for its use in the UK. It is used as a salmon fly in the larger sizes and for sea trout and loch browns smaller.


ps I used a black hen as first hackle on the beaded fly as well.

[JeffHamm]

Hi Donald,

Again, some very interesting ties and clever use of beads.

- Jeff