A Messy Affair...

[Scratch]

Here's something nice and drab to dull down your exciting weekend

Seals fur is, more often than not a first choice when it comes to wet fly bodies... and with good reason - the translucency, the range of colours, transmitted light... and so on. Drab furs are hard to beat on their day though, and when a sombre looking non descript affair is required, nowt beats the range of light-to-dark natural tones and the 'spike' of body furs from the likes of Hare, Rabbit, and Squirrel....

Hook: B175 8,10,12 or 14
Tail: Hair of the chinny chin chin from some pesky varmint who's name escapes me. (Hare or Squirrel will do)
Rib: Oval gold
Body: Fox Squirrel
Body & Head Hackles: Grizzle Hen Dyed ginger
'Wing': As tail
Thread: UTC 'Brown Olive'

[darwin]

Another very nicely tied fly. Your lucky you live so far away otherwise I would be rooting around in your boxes. I to like the fur from our 4 legged little critters
Thanks

[savage take]

yep that tic,s the box.

[maharg]

Nice as ever Rob.
One question though, has some wee chav/ned, nicked your wheelie bin?

[silversedge]

Damn you Scratch,i had a couple of patterns like that in mind for the morra! Top quality mate.

[dabhoy]

Nice tie Rob
The tail and wing wouldnt be opposum would it ?

[darwin]

Originally Posted by maharg

One question though, has some wee chav/ned, nicked your wheelie bin?

I was awonderin about that to, no more blue recycle bin or didya need a change of scenery.

[roll cast]

Darwin who needs a blue bin background whenever some camera trickry makes the fly look likes its floating.

Nice fly BTW

[seanie]

Top class Rob

[Scratch]

Originally Posted by maharg

has some wee chav/ned, nicked your wheelie bin?

No mate... there was a red re-cycling tied to the handle of the wheely bin... just fancied a change