A spanking monkey?

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Here's a pattern that I've completely glossed over so far and never tied, a "blue monkey" I spotted it while thumbing through my toilet copy of flies of Scotland (sorry Stan, but it gets a decent read on the bog!!!). I've subbed rabbit underfur for the blue monkey and had to use grizzle for the throat hackle 'cos I don't have any grey hen. I think its a very pretty looking fly.


by Irelanst, on Flickr

Hook: Wet fly #10 - #14

Thread: Black

Tail: Teal fibres

Rib: Fine silver wire or silver oval tinsel

Body (rear third): Yellow floss (I used yellow UTC thread)

Body (Front): Dark rabbit with lots of grey underfur

Hackle: Grey hen (I used grizzle)

Wing: Duck

Cheeks: Jungle Cock

Any comments greatfully received - Cheers, Steve

[Old Jock]

Beautifully tied the best Ive seen on here for some time. Absolute Class

[emerger1981]

that is a crackin fly mate, tied beautifully!
very inspirational aswell

[dabhoy]

Nice tie Steve
But whats going on with that hook is it rusting

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Thanks very much for the kind words, the bottom fibre on the tail is doing my head in though, I wish I'd chopped it off (or got it right in the first place)

Kevin - the hook is a Drennan wet fly supreme, I got a batch a while ago from a shop in Cardiff that was stopping fly stuff, they all look like that, they seem to fish OK though. Oh, and That DVD I promised is on its way

[savage take]

it's a spanking tying mate. top drawer.

[Scratch]

No, browsing the forum as it happens.

Nice job Steve, and nicely lit too. Me eye keeps wandering over the background though

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Cheer lads,

The background was an experiment - I just put the fly in front of a pot plant (not THAT sort of pot plant!). I don't think I'll be repeating it.

The JC is a pain to light properly, it's teetering on the edge of blowing the highlights.

[GuyFromLaw]

Great tie.

[sonnaghan]

A v old sea trout fly derived from the grey monkey. The ones I have seen use light golden olive fur for the back half and grey fur for the front. Good for brown trout--Its quite a bright fly. I cant get duck to sit right and use folded bronze mallard.
Isnt the variation the fun?