Mousing Around

[stevekale]

I watched the short film "Once In A Blue Moon" this afternoon and, given I have a trip to NZ in February, I couldn't resist:

[arkle]

Hope you have a great trip, & nice "fly".

[savage take]

now thats a muddler head. steve.lol.

Let me know if you get any rejects!

[silversedge]

My cat just attacked the computer

[andy macbog]

Excellent,

Been tying a few myself! I likw that you have done the eyes and ears, even though the fish never see them . . . . I quite enjoy the whole process too. Though I fear I have given mine too much personality and won't feel like drowing them.

Incidentally - what hook have you used?

Thanks,

Andy

[AndrewMWalker]

Exceptional Steve! Your are a bit good with the old spun deer hair!

Cheers

Andy

[stevekale]

Cheers guys. Actually Andy I didn't pack the hair very well on this one (see how it's not very dense near the back end). I did a second and got more hair around the tail tie in point (you can't spin the hair at that point) and then remembered to half hitch as I went along the shank. The felt I have for the ears is too thick and difficult to pack around but it's not like I'll be doing many of these! The hook is a Gamakatsu SP11-3L3H in size 2.

Arkle, it's nothing other than a terrestrial pattern... Watch the movie and see the pattern in action. While it is rather short, I can't recommend the movie enough. The cinematography is fantastic.

[weight_forward]

All I think when I see these spun hair creations is the mess that must be made when trimming them - just think if you sneezed at the wrong moment. It probably sounds like I have some sort of OCD, which couldn't be farther from the truth, the wife however can spot a hackle fibre on the living room floor at 10 paces.

Good effort though Steve, it does look like really exciting fishing.

[AndrewMWalker]

Hi Steve, well it looks good on the inch and a half screen on my blackberry!

I will pull it to bits when / if I get my laptop working!

I bet its fantastic to see a trout chasing one of these mouse patterns across a stream.

Cheers

Andy