Ballinderry Black??

[g bigtrout]

Anyone the dressing for this fly or even a pic??...the mrs seems to have sent my Peter O book to bermuda

[falsecast]

Originally Posted by g bigtrout

...the mrs seems to have sent my Peter O book to bermuda

Check the hoover Geordie

[g bigtrout]

Originally Posted by falsecast

Check the hoover Geordie

Lmao.....she doing my head in with this moving stuff...are all women the same?...where is the trade in centre for women

[nottinghamviper]

Originally Posted by g bigtrout

Lmao.....she doing my head in with this moving stuff...are all women the same?...where is the trade in centre for women

Your not wrong mate my mrs and mum drive me nuts i ask them have they moved something and they say no and its a load of *******s lol!

[g bigtrout]

Originally Posted by nottinghamviper

Your not wrong mate my mrs and mum drive me nuts i ask them have they moved something and they say no and its a load of *******s lol!

Lol...i hate it more when they say Yes...then its now where did i set it

[corky]

Here you go gb,
Thread-black
tag-old gold SF or floss
Tail--GP tippets
body-- dark blue sf
rib-- flat gold
Hackle-- black henny cock
Wing --Bronze Mallard
Corky

[g bigtrout]

Originally Posted by corky

Here you go gb,
Thread-black
tag-old gold SF or floss
Tail--GP tippets
body-- dark blue sf
rib-- flat gold
Hackle-- black henny cock
Wing --Bronze Mallard
Corky

Thats the one..wasnt sure if body was black with flat silver rib

Cheers corky.

[arkle]

I recall reading somewhere that B.B. was an extremly dark claret, the colour of blackberry's. Then it may have been Charles Jardine that published a dressing of the fly in F.F & F.T. saying the colour was a very dark blue, that apperead black until you held it up to the light.

[g bigtrout]

Originally Posted by arkle

I recall reading somewhere that B.B. was an extremly dark claret, the colour of blackberry's. Then it may have been Charles Jardine that published a dressing of the fly in F.F & F.T. saying the colour was a very dark blue, that apperead black until you held it up to the light.

You would go for blackberry given they have a blue hue on them but hold up to the light and dark claret appears, ill maybe do a mix of both

[shuck raider]

Originally Posted by arkle

I recall reading somewhere that B.B. was an extremly dark claret, the colour of blackberry's. Then it may have been Charles Jardine that published a dressing of the fly in F.F & F.T. saying the colour was a very dark blue, that apperead black until you held it up to the light.

Correct with the very dark blue. TJ (Tommy) Hanna of Moneymore in his book Fly Fishing in Ireland (1933) is adamant that the colour is almost black until held up to the light. He originated it with pig's wool for the body which made it appear quite 'straggley' and I usually attack the seal's fur version with a velcro brush to attain the same effect