Palewatery Blog » mayfly http://www.palewatery.com/blog Fly Tying & Fly Fishing by Jim Lees Wed, 02 Sep 2015 05:26:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Palewatery No Hackle Dun http://www.palewatery.com/blog/palewatery-no-hackle-dun/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/palewatery-no-hackle-dun/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 05:09:16 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=355 Palewatery No Hackle Dun Hook: Partridge Ideal Standard Dry SUD2 #18 Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 30D Yellow Tails: Lt Dun Hackle barbs Abdomen: Hends Body Quills Olive BQ-34 (varnished) Wing: Natural CDC Thorax: Common Shrew from Cookshill Fly-tying Materials A great bonus of being part of the Partridge of Redditch Pro-Team is from time to … Continue reading Palewatery No Hackle Dun →

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]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/mayfly-shuttlecock/feed/ 0 Daddy and Danica Step by Step http://www.palewatery.com/blog/daddy-and-danica-step-by-step/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/daddy-and-danica-step-by-step/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2014 08:00:11 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=158 In a previous post I went through the steps for creating extended fly bodies. Now it’s time to use them on a Daddy Long legs and a quick simple Danica Mayfly pattern, starting with the Daddy Long Legs. Daddy Long Legs Hook: Varivas IWI T2000 Terrestrial #12. Thread: Nano Silk, Copper. Body: Copydex extended body. … Continue reading Daddy and Danica Step by Step →

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