Bluenose Squirrel Tail

[JeffHamm]

Hi Skip48,

Thanks. It does follow basic construction lines and with minor changes in colours, materials (i.e. dubbed body, or cheneil, flat tinsel rather than wire, etc) and proportions (smaller hackle, etc) you can make a huge variety of patterns. Brown squirrel, pine squirrel, and black squirrel tail all work really well for wings, and you can get all sorts of dyed tails as well (I've recently picked up a bright green squirrel tail). I quite like how this one turned out because it's quite a collection of contrasting colours but somehow they all seem to work well together rather than clash. The original "blue only" hackle clashed, but once I added in the olive on top, it looked "right". I wish I could say I knew it would work and planned it, but really, I was just playing at the vice and put a bunch of left over bits together into a fly. Some of my other experiments, however, fall into the "what were you thinking" category! ha!

- Jeff

[JeffHamm]

Hi Tyronefly,

I would think the Kool-aid dying would be a good idea. I think the blueberry cool aid would give the right shade. It should be bright blue rather than dark. The Olive hackle tones it down.

And, as for baby, since you asked, here are some recent photos that are high in the cute factor (in my not so objective opinion!):




She and mum are doing really well. We're all getting some sleep as Genesta only wakes once around 3:00 am (most nights) for a feed and then starts the day at 6:30 - 7:00. Not too bad.

- Jeff

[WarrenP]

Jeff,

Genesta is absolutely beautiful!!!!

[TyroneFly]

Jeff,

Thanks for the Kool Aid suggestion.

Genesta is so cute!

[EdD]

Jeff, Warren is right. Genesta is a beautiful baby.


Ed

[JeffHamm]

Thanks. We're very lucky that she's such a good baby too. Very happy, alert, and healthy. A joy really.

- Jeff

[flybinder]

Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL, baby girl Jeff!! I'm sure, you're both very proud!!
And, after raising three myself, (of course, along with their mother!), and getting them housebroken, then married off.............. well, you're going to learn soooooooon 'nough, just what a GREAT DYE Kool Aide, really is!!
It not only, can do necks and capes, but you'll find out what it can do to; "car seats, bibs, your best shirt, HER best dress", not to mention.............. a "pudgy, smiling, toothless, upper lip"!!
Congrats, she's a beautiful child!
Paul