Phases of Purple Hazes

All about flies Fly Tying
1

Purple Haze Softhackle

I?ll start with something simple.

hook - WFC Model 11 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 purple
rib - small wire silver
abdomen - duck quill purple
thorax - Prism dubbing purple
collar - hen grizzly

Regards,
Scott

2

Purple Haze Crippler

A nod to the brown/grizzly hackle of the original, with something a bit brighter. The first shoulder’s a bit short but that’s what I had at the moment; back to the dye bath (maybe with golden pheasant)

hook - WFC Model 6 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 purple
rib - small wire silver
body - Prism dubbing purple
body hackle - grizzly dyed purple (1 1/2 Tsp Rit Violet/1/2 Tsp Rit Purple/2 cups water)
1st shoulder - dyed copper orange (3 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Tan, 1/4 Tsp Rit Purple/4 cups water)
2nd shoulder - hen grizzly

Regards,
Scott

3

Purple Haze Mayfly variation

hook - WFC Model 11 #10
thread - Danville 6/0 purple
tail - turkey flat fibers dyed purple (1 1/2 Tsp Rit Violet/1/2 Tsp Rit Purple/2 cups water)
rib - small wire silver
body - Prism dubbing purple
body hackle - dyed purple
1st shoulder - dyed copper orange (3 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Tan, 1/4 Tsp Rit Purple/4 cups water)
2nd shoulder - chuckar dyed purple

Regards,
Scott

4

Purple Haze Muddler

Only 2 days since the pronghorn was dyed; still a little damp but it spun well enough.

hook - WFC Model 11 #10
thread - Veevus 8/0 black
tail - turkey flat dyed purple (1 1/2 Tsp Rit Violet/1/2 Tsp Rit Purple/2 cups water)
rib - small wire silver
body - Prism dubbing purple
body hackle - grizzly dyed purple
shoulder - chukar dyed copper orange (3 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Tan, 1/4 Tsp Rit Purple/4 cups water)
head/collar - pronghorn dyed purple

Regards,
Scott

5

Lots of effort there. Nice Scott.

6

Scott, your dying jobs are awesome.

Dennis

7

Muddled Purple Haze Snatcher

hook - WFC Model 11 #10
thread - Veevus 8/0 black
rib - small wire silver
body - Prism dubbing purple
body hackle - dyed purple
shoulder - Mearns Quail dyed copper orange (3 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Tan, 1/4 Tsp Rit Purple/4 cups water)
cheeks - biots dyed orange
head/collar - pronghorn dyed purple

Regards,
Scott

8

Purple Haze Bomber

hook - Dai Riki 300 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 purple
rib - x-small wire silver
tail - grizzly/dyed copper orange (3 Tsp Rit Sunshine Orange, 1/4 Tsp Rit Tan, 1/4 Tsp Rit Purple/4 cups water)
body - Prism dubbing purple
hackle - grizzly/dyed copper orange
wing - calftail white

Regards,
Scott