Spikey joe

[wingman]

This is tied on a kamasan B420 sedge hook size 14.

Thread - pearsalls light olive
Body - mole and water rat mixed
Thorax - grey hare
Rib = fine silver wire
Hackle - small badger

Spikey joe


Thanks for looking, all comments welcome

cheers

mark

[falsecast]

Why on earth did I not come up with that one !!! Simply stunning

[andypandy]

Love the mole and water rat combo. Its like something out of the wind in the willows

Nice fly

Andy

[wingman]

Thanks falsecast and andypandy, wind in the willows eh, first time I've had my flies compared to that....interesting. Well you know what you get if you cross a water rat with a mole - a water vole, do ya get it? you substitute the m in mole with a v and....oh nevermind.

[dabhoy]

Nice tie Mark love the body but would prefer a little more hackle for my tastes

[A. Fluker]

A little less body for my tastes but thanks for showing - pretty sure it will catch anyway. Thanks for showing.

[wingman]

Originally Posted by dabhoy

Nice tie Mark love the body but would prefer a little more hackle for my tastes

Based on a spider dabhoy so kept it sparse but I know you vikings like em thicker set

Originally Posted by Loopy

A little less body for my tastes but thanks for showing - pretty sure it will catch anyway. Thanks for showing.

i was waiting for someone to say that loopy, I normally am quite economical with the bodyfluff but felt a little more extravagant here so thought why not, it won't get cold will it......sniff