The Guard Poodle

All about flies Fly Tying
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I had mentioned the Guard Poodle in a couple of posts. While brushing said guard poodle last night, I was inspired to come up with a fly to honor her services to the birds in the neighborhood in defending their feeder from the legions of squirrels in the neighborhood.

The recipe is:

Dry fly hook, #10 to however small you want to try.
Tail: Gray Squirrel tail
Wing: Gray Squirrel Tail, tied upright and divided.
Body: Poodle hair. White in this case, but any color other than black that you have handy should work fine.
Hackle: Black dry fly hackle

This is the honoree, Mimi, Guard Poodle Supreme!

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lovely fly did you mount it. heh or even better tie another one on a tiny saftypin and pin it to her coller. great job.

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I knew poodles had to be good for something. Now we know…:lol:

My dog flies have to be black, because I have 2 Labs and one Black & Tan German Dachshund (the big one). The Lab flies float really good… but everytime I cast them out, they keep trying to bring ducks back in…:lol:

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I tied this one on a #10 hook but want to tie one on a #14 or so and try it. I was tying just for kicks and giggles, but it looks like it might actually catch something. But what do I know. Took me two years to catch a fish on a fly.

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I have two white bulldogs with brindle patches.

I keep eyeing the brindle for nymphs but that part never sheds. The white, which comes out easily, is unusable.

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Oh, come on Steven! Surely, with as good as it looks, you could “help” it just a little!!:rolleyes:

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I done the same with my jack russell.



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Great looking fly Kevin. Looks like it would make a good flying ant. But I like the name Guard Poodle better.

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We are coming up with some nice dog flies! This could make an interesting swap!

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There was simply no other name it could be called. She works so hard at keeping the evil squirrels out of the bird feeder. She never chases a bird or any of the rabbits that come in the yard, just the squirrels. That was why the squirrel hair had to be part of it.

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One of my favorite trout flies is one I call a “Minnie Midge” - dubbed with our cat’s (Minnie) fur.

Good looking flies!!

JR

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This give me hope. Maybe I can finally find a use for the wife’s pommeranian.:wink:

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16" softball

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OK. Here’s my entry. I just had to do it. It is called…the Bird Dog!

I made a cool discovery. Lab hair stacks sort of like elk and deer hair. Neat!!! And since I treat my dogs with Advantage…this fly will never get fleas…:lol::lol::lol:

Bird Dog

Hook: Cabelas Model 40 sz 14
Thread: Black 6/0
Tail: feather barbules from the bottom of my Conure’s (Capt. Ahab) bird cage. Sort of salmon-red.
Body: clipped hair from one of the tan spots of my Black & Tan Dachshund (Bruno).
Wing and head: Clipped hank of hair from my male Labs (Blackie)shoulder.

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I would think Lab hair would stack nicely. Looks like it spins fairly well, too.

We have inherited my daughter’s Shitz Tsu, as well, but her hair is quite different and I am not sure how I would use it. Kinda long and flowy. If it was as long as it is supposed to be, I might try weaving it. It might make good zonkers, but I don’t think my wife and daughter would approve of the process.