hey guys,
So I've been tying a lot this winter, and I'm getting a little tired of tying the same old patterns, a few clients had me replicate some flies from the twenties... it took me about 30 minutes to examine, sift through materials, and replicate the thing the best i could... funny actually, i tried to find scraggly deer hair, and all i have is straight... worked so hard to get straight deer hair, and now i need scraggly hair! lol funny how that happens....
pics:
original:
original.jpg
Replica:
new.jpg
the customer was pleased, and so was i....
I'm looking for either something to replicate, or just something complicated, a challenge of sorts... preferably a nymph, i'm not too picky though... any suggestions anyone?
-spoof
PS, the materials i used for that fly are:
*size 4-3x hook
*brown deer for the tail and wings
*chocolate hairline dubbing for the body
*thin copper wire for segmenting, dubbing brushed over
*brown Kevlar thread (its all i had in brown)
*i never add weight for this customer, he prefers to add as necessary (same with the eyes)
it may not be exactly what the original is... but the customer is happy.