Hi,
Trying to prepare for my next trip from Hawaii to Eastern Idaho aka Henry’s Fork in mid-Sept.
Trying different ideas for the Mahogany Duns at that time.
Think this one will work?
The CDC color is actually a bit darker than it appears in the photo.
Thanks
The real thing
Nice; Harrop would be proud. Tied up a bunch of duns for a trip to Idaho 2 years ago about that time. Hit 5 days of sunshine and temps in the 80s, think we spotted maybe half a dozen duns; oh well, I’ll use the flies I have for a rusty spinner fall and see if the fish are dumb enough to ignore the upright wings (it’ll be close to dark anyway).
Regards,
Scott
Or, a Sparkle Dun?
As usual, excellent fly tying and photography skills on display.
Now let’s see if you can manage another great dry fly - an extended body mahogany dun ala Duck’s Green Drake. :twisted:
John
Thanks John.
I have tied the twisted extended body for years, but only on hopper and stonefly patterns.
Would love to tie one, but don’t have correct color of materials.
In addition, I’m not sure how you incorporate the moose mane fibers in the furling???
Maybe a couple photos?
I usually tie extended bodies using deer hair.
Click on the pic for a slideshow of the pix used in the FOTW article a couple weeks ago.
There is narrative available in the thread on Duck’s Green Drake and in the FOTW article.
Actually, if you would like me to try my hand at a mahogany dun version, let me know what “hook size” you prefer and PM me your mailing address.
It would be pretty cool to have you fishing one of my flies on the Henry’s Fork.
John
Thanks John, Sent you a PM.
Or, sort of a thorax style Mahogany Dun:
As usual Byron nicely tied flies. I hope you have a wonderful trip.
NJ:
Nice fly!
Interesting story, maybe?
Most of us older tiers grew up tying catskill flies.
A few year ago, I was fishing near Yellowstone with my buddy who lives in Utah and has a cabin in Last Chance, ID.
We were hiking back out from a day on the river and were talking about flies. He doesn’t tie and he was complaining that he couldn’t find any of “those old flies”. I asked a bunch of questions about “those old flies” and finally determined he was talking about - catskill patterns. I looked the next day and saw none in the local fly shops.
So, after I got back home, I tied a couple dozen and sent them to him.
Byron,
I honestly think that alot of it is based on the speed of tying for these offshore tying shops that supply most of our flies. They just aren’t contracted for them much these days.
I enjoy tying them (and fishing them as well). A very nice gesture by-the-way. 
Ralph
I find it humorous that Orvis, which still sells Catskill-style flies, now lists them in its catalogue in a separate section entitled “Heritage and Legacy Flies.”
