Hedgehogs

All about flies Fly Tying
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I have a question that I suppose is mainly for tyers from the UK. Would it be accurate to say that Hedgehog patterns are composed of a coarse, dubbed body (seal by preference) with three wings rising from the back at intervals? I have been looking at a couple of patterns listed and that seems to sum them up. It looks like an interesting family of flies that could be wet or dry, depending on the tying materials and presence or absence of Gink. :slight_smile:

Thanks,
Ed

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i dont know ive never fished for hedgehogs before… :shock: :smiley: :smiley:

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Now that wasn’t very nice! :frowning: Ed, your such a special person, that I searched high and low for this Link, just for YOU!! www.ukflyfishing.com ENJOY!!! Thanks for being SOOOOO Supportive!!! :lol:
Doug :smiley:

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Doug, you are a warm, kind, thouroughly decent person. I almost hate to admit this, but I had just left that page before I made my post. Seriously. Not Kidding. But thanks for your concern and assistance. Tight lines to you.

Ed

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Ed,
You ACTUALLY typed that site into your address box??? :lol: :lol:
Doug :lol: P.S. That’s exactly how I found it! :smiley:

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EdD,

If you google a search for Sedgehogs, rather than Hedgehogs, you should find whole heap of info regarding these patterns.

Kind regards

Phil.
http://www.spidersplus.co.uk

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:lol:
Hi Ed it sounds like a “Prickly” situation.
Bill

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Ah HA! Thank-you, Sir. I actually stumbled across a dressing listed as Hedgehogs, along with a few variants. Thanks again. I’ll do a bit of reading now.
:slight_smile:

Ed

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And then again, there is this:

viewtopic.php?p=139342

Thanks for your help. This has gotten quite interesting. Hedgehog. Sedgehog. Do the bookmakers have odds on when this turns into a shooting war between Orkney and Lancashire? :shock:

Ed

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Ed,
I’m proud as punch of YOU!!! :smiley: Your tracking that Hedgehog like a true Bloodhound!!!
Congratulations!
Bravo!
Here! Here!
Outstanding!
Bully for YOU!
Doug :smiley:

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<psst… Hey DShock, I found out about Crunchers too. Don’t tell anybody.>

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Ed,
I’ll Keep it UNDER my HAT!!! :smiley:
Doug

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EdD,

While checking out a couple of my favorite UK sites I spotted this bit of info on Hedgehogs. The chap even has step by step instructions for tying the flies. His second and third flies are both hedgehogs.

Here ya go:

http://trootmester.freewebsites.com/ind … ep-by-step

Hope this helps,

REE

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REE,
Thanks for the Link! :smiley:
Doug