Starting a little early to help miss the Christmas Holiday. Would like to have the package under your tree.
Peacock swords in any fly you want to tie.
Rick
I don’t remember who tied it, but a couple years ago, somebody tied a fly on this theme that was kind of like a streamer. It’s the only streamer I’ve ever had any luck with. I need to check my files and see what fly it was. The body was silverish, and the swords were on the tail and top of the fly like fins. Great fly.
For me, put me down for my favorite… zug bug. 
(maybe bead head, can’t decide!)
Paul
I’ll have to check on what I did the last time and do something different. I’ll get back to You this weekend.
Bill
I will give it a try at a Mulraney Pig (Wet Fly) -thanks again to Davie McPhail.
I’m in with a St. Patrick. May be the pattern Branhap mentioned. I tied it for the November 2010 swap but, if it worked I’ll be happy to tie up some more.
I’m not sure what the pattern is called, but it’s a bucktail with peacock herl on top. Deadly on Striped and White Bass. I’ll research it and get back to you.
I haven’t found the name for it online, yet, but it’s just some white bucktail on the bottom, a little yellow on top, a little green over than, and topped with 4-7 peacock herls. It has a small red throat, and is usually tied with no eyes, or cheeks. I’ve been using this pattern for so long I don’t even remember when I learned to tie it, but at least since I was a teenager. This pattern will absolutely put stripers and sand bass in the boat, in freshwater, anyway. I never tried it on saltwater stripers, but I bet it works there, too. I’d just change the hook to a stainless steel one.
Whatever it is, put me down for it.
@Branhap
Maybe the Alexandra?
I take photos of all the flies I get from these swaps, so when I get home, I’ll take a look back through my photos.
I still cannot find a name, or any fly like this one. I’ve been tying it so long, I don’t remember where I learned it from. I might have just made it up as a teenager. Whatever you want to call it, this thing catches fish. I used to tie it with bucktail, but now I use synthetic hair. I guess we can just call it a Georgia Minnow, for now. ANyway, they are done and will be in the mail on Monday.
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Georgia Minnow
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Hook: sz 4 Streamer
Thread: black 6/0 Unithread
Body: Some kind of pearly, mylar tinsely, Christmas tree stuff from Walmart from about 5 years ago.
Wings: Synthetic hair, Emerald Green over White, with a few strands of pearl Krystal Flash between.
Overwing: 3 strands of Peacock Sword
Throat: Red Craft Fur
Eyes: Imitation Junglecock
OK,
Like Gig I don’t have a name for it so I’ll call it A “Bead Head Peacock Sword Whatitz”.
Bill
Bill Houk, it was your St. Patrick It worked great for brookies in my neck of the woods this past summer.
Paul
Okay guys, I’ll start tying again in the January 2013 swap off the month! I’m doing better now, stil on Morphine, but I’m sitting up again.
Greets
Sjo
Does Peacock Herl count or does it have to be Sword?
I will get back in the game haven’t done a swap in a while so will need refreshed on rules but I will put in a favorite…the yellow crackle back…an all purpose fly than can be fished dry wet skating and have caught crappie brim trout and bass on it. Let me know due date and address.
Jarod
Sword is different than herl.
Rick
You are certainly welcome to join the swap.
This was a monthly swap, where each month, the designated swapmeister for that month picks the theme. For December, the host is RickZ, and he has picked the theme of Peacock Sword. That means all flies sent in must contain Peacock Sword for some part of it.
Since December is the last month for this years Swap of The Month, you won’t have to commit to a set of flies each month. We will have a new sign-up in Jan 2013 for the next year.
If this is agreeable to you, you’ll need to tie 9 flies, and send them to RickZ with toe tags, return envelope and postage.
There is a difference, and they are not interchangeable. Although most commercial peacock feather come from the India Blue Peafowl, there are different feathers on the bird. The most commonly used feather consists of long quills from the tail of a male bird, with many fibers, called ‘herl’, and may even contain the ‘eye’ part of the tail near the end. Peacock Sword comes from the sides of the bird, is shorter, denser and differently colored. Peacock sword is commonly used as an over-wing on streamers, because it is not as delicate as herl.
Off to the fly shop I go! Aww bummer?
Flies will be in the mail - going to Post Office on lunch break
Sjo
Glad to hear you are better. Still on morphine sounds serious. Take care!