Gartside Sparrow

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Gartside Sparrow

Category - Nymph/Streamer

Hook - R73-9671
Thread - Gray
Tail - Pheasant rump marabou
Body - Dubbing
Hackle - Pheasant rump feather
Head - Pheasant filoplume/aftershaft feather

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I like that. It has a much sparser head and hackle than I usually have where the body is mostly obscured by the pheasant rump which I think is closer to the original which was meant to be a hopper imitation that could also be fished as a nymph or streamer. I’ve never actually used one as a dry fly and your fly emphasizes the subsurface characteristics.

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Remarkable…

Bravo … Don’t stop , your work gets man yearning for the water

Thanks for posting

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Great fly Scott, I still have trouble with finding rump feathers! I’ll keep trying.
Mike

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Mike p.m. me your address. I can send you some pheasant rump.

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nice fly Norm. I always liked Jack and his flies. He was unique.

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I happened upon this video, the tyer does a nice job w ith the Gartside Sparrow:

https://thefeatherbender.com/2021/01/15/how-to-tie-gartsides-sparrow/