My first brassie with a little change (i think)

[CharlaineC]

Ok so i was watching some tying videos and watched the making of the brassie. simple and quick fly. And best of all i ad some of what they wanted. Well not the real fly hook but i did have a regular hook in the size that matched the copper wire i have. So i clamped her in and tied it. tell me what yall think. I didnt have the peacock hurl so i used a pigen feather.

Hope i do this right

Thread 8/0 black
hook size 8 i think
coper wire from phone line
white baby pigen feather for heckle
and black nail polish head

[Eric-WD]

Nice fly, looks like a brass softhackle it ought to catch fish, you might find a sharpie and before tying the next one add some color to the pigeon feather, its amazing what you can do with out the "proper" stuff. tie up a dozen or so.

Nice job

Eric

here is a good article on how to fish soft hackles

http://www.flyfisherman.com/softhackles/index1.html

[JeffHamm]

Hi,

I agree, that will work nicely as a deep water soft hackle pattern. Looks good.

- Jeff

[CharlaineC]

found some others that are different colours guy next door races them so i will raid the coops lol

[JeffHamm]

I've used some of the blue grey feathers from pigeon for softhackles. A great dun hackle. They are nice hackles for a yellow thread body with just a touch of dubbing (a mist).

- Jeff

[Uncle Jesse]

Charlaine,

What you need to do is take it out to a stream or lake and get an expert's opinion. If the fish like it, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

[CharlaineC]

gonna do that soon

[Sekliw]

first, nice fly, good luck with it!
and now i dont mean to continue this further, but i didnt see a new thread about it, but my girlfriends family actually has peacocks and a few other birds and ive been planning on using feathers from them as they fall out, etc. I have read past articles on bugs, but after seeing these posts i will definitely take extra special care to keep them separated and cleaned, but i cant turn down free, useful materials right?

[Gandolf]

Hi Charlaine,

Nicely done!

Regards,

Gandolf

[Thwack]

I like that fly. Would probably look very nice also using some Guinea Fowl feathers (Michaels craft store sells a pack of those died in various bright colors for really cheap).