Tied up this cute little fly in hand. The wings were very fiddly. Haven't made one of these since last winter. There are plenty of imperfections, but it's a good first attempt for the season. The gold and green wraps are button hole silk. The collar is some kind of duck. The wings are speckled quail.

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Speckled quail.

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I'm gonna try to put a turkey slip wing on it, but I have no idea what I'm doing.

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Out again at Stone Mountain for the sunset. The sunfish are very aggressive right now. I caught a handful on this little featherwing fly.

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I haven't tied flies in hand for a couple of months. I caught a juvenile spotted bass with one of these on the Ocmulgee River yesterday. It was the only fish that I caught, and I caught it before my first cast! The fly was drifting in the water while I was peeling line off of the reel.

The silk thread came from a lot of vintage silk on eBay.

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I'm trying a new glue out, and I'm not super happy with it now. Gorilla glue original formula. Maybe I'll like it when it's dry.

I also need a better light at my tying desk.

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These sparse feather wing flies have been working really well for me this season. Those are hen feathers. This one is tied on a Gamakatsu T10-3H salmon hook in size 4. The Partridge salmon low water single in size 4 is also a good option.

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