Fishing The Fly Scotland Forum

Barry Robertson

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #25 on: 09/01/2009 at 17:03 »
I will take 5 please derek  :wink
What you been using for the cheeks  :z4

Barry Robertson

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #26 on: 09/01/2009 at 17:05 »
That pic is awesome , how did you manage and i cant lol :z4
Thats exactly how i want mine to look  :wink

Jim Doyle

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #27 on: 09/01/2009 at 17:37 »
Pop round and I,ll see what I can find quill wise , there must be some upstairs!!  try a black flexi floss body ribbed with quill.  jim

Derek McLaren

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #28 on: 09/01/2009 at 20:03 »
I will take 5 please derek  :wink
What you been using for the cheeks  :z4

Red goose biots for the cheeks, sparton black thread and stripped peacock from the one that wanders about down the road :shock :z4  :z4

Barry Robertson

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #29 on: 09/01/2009 at 21:06 »
Ok well i got there in the end  :z4 Not the best pic but i can work on that later!  :z16

Sandy Nelson

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #30 on: 09/01/2009 at 21:10 »
 :z16

Derek McLaren

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #31 on: 09/01/2009 at 22:37 »
Ok well i got there in the end  :z4 Not the best pic but i can work on that later!  :z16


What did you use for the cover  :?,is that the famous copper :wink

Barry Robertson

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #32 on: 09/01/2009 at 22:40 »
Red tinsel with pearl mylar pulled over the top of it  and copper cheeks, almost the proper traffic light  :z16
Proper one has orange biots as cheeks  :z16!
Give this one a blast  :wink

Derek McLaren

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #33 on: 10/01/2009 at 13:29 »
Red tinsel with pearl mylar pulled over the top of it  and copper cheeks, almost the proper traffic light  :z16
Proper one has orange biots as cheeks  :z16!
Give this one a blast  :wink

here it is ,not much of a photo, in a hurry :z4


Derek McLaren

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #34 on: 10/01/2009 at 15:26 »
I think this is a wee bit better.



Must try harder  :oops

Edit = resize image to 600 pixels wide

Derek McLaren

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #35 on: 10/01/2009 at 15:39 »
made it too big very sorry  :oops  :oops  :oops  :cry

Barry Robertson

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #36 on: 10/01/2009 at 18:28 »
Your a dab hand at those i see, is there any trick to getting the biots to sit so flush!
My biots always seam to bulk out the fly to much!

Mike Barrio

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #37 on: 11/01/2009 at 00:25 »
made it too big very sorry  :oops  :oops  :oops  :cry

No probs Derek, easy sorted :wink
Cheers
Mike

Derek McLaren

Re: DYING PEACOCK HERL
« Reply #38 on: 11/01/2009 at 11:56 »
No probs Derek, easy sorted :wink
Cheers
Mike

cheers mike  :z4  :z4

 




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