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.
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.
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.
Beautiful fly!
One beautiful job there
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
Happiness is wading boots that never have a chance to dry out.
Hi REE:
That is just one strand of floss constantly twisted while winding around the body.
Andy
Nice tie! I love the old flies, both to tie and to use.
Kevin
Be careful how you live. You may be the only Bible some person ever reads.
andy,
very nice fly.
norm
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.
Beautiful fly!