T & S Magenta Bumble

[Englander]

Hi Guys

This pattern is in T & S magazine but tied with a dyed guinea fowl head hackle !! I could'nt bring myslef to use it had to be Jay i think it looks better for it too

Must admit im getting very ,very fond of "bumbles" just cant stop tying Clan Chiefs or fishing them come to think of it

[craigie]

nice fly,your getting better all the time well done.

[savage take]

nice tying Stephen.

[seanie]

That looks just the job for sea trout. Nice tying.

[arkle]

Exceptional work there, must admit I prefer the jay hackle as well.

[maharg]

It has been stated that we should be using a sub' for blue jay as its numbers are threatened?
Dyed guinea fowl of dyed grizzle hen being the prefered options.
Has anyone any data on this as I dont know if this is correct.

[westcountry]

I don't know about jays being endangered but I do remember someone (Hans?) posting a fly on here tied with blue dyed grey partridge. It looked a much better sub for blue jay than dyed guinea fowl or dyed grizzle hen to my eye.


Andy

[arkle]

Steve Cooper does dyed blue partridge, a turn of silver/grey partridge wound before (behind) the dyed blue looks even better.

[mayflyjunky]

A great looking bumble.

Magenta is one of them colours that will pull a rabbit out of the hat when all else fails.

[troutheaven]

I was responsible for the Magenta Bumble appearing in T&S.

I normally don't use subs but if you had seen the pattern working on Arkaig, you wouldn't doubt it.

You don't move a lot of fish on Arkaig and when your ghillie gives you a fly which has just nailed a 7lb brown/ferox, you don't examine the dressing and criticise it, believe me!