Saturday, 6 March 2010

Black & Blue


As promised in my last blog entry, here is a flee I tied tonight using my new blue hen cape purchased from Cooks Hill Fly Tying.

Hook : Kamasan size 12 B175
Thread : Iron Grey uni 8/0
Tail : Dyed Red Tippets
Body : Black rabbit fur
Rib : fine red wire
Collar Hackle : Black hen
Head Hackle : Blue Hen

Tomorrow I will be posting an entry about my Sunday visit to GAC. I will spending more time watching and learning from Davie McPhail while my mate will be filling his basket with all manner of angling toys and gadgets.

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