Grue dog

[builnacraig]

Mucking about on the vice and came up with this concoction which is based on the Ice Maiden colour scheme.



Eumer tube
Tag - Fluo red floss
Body rear - Pearl flat, front - silver lite brite
Rib - silver oval
Body hackle (over front) yellow palmered
Middle hackle - kingfisher blue
Front hackle - Grizzle
Wing - Green fox, kingfisher blue fox, topped with white/grey fox. Flash to taste between wings
Cone - silver tungsten

By the way that is not the hook I will be fishing with!

BnC

[underghillie]

very nice bc good colour combination, i'm sure all the ice maiden fans will love it

[Deleted]

I think it has a wee touch of the Silver Doctor about it - a fly I also like very much

tweedbunnet

[sloggi]

I like the use of the grizzle hackle. Much under-used in salmon flies - often seen in various sea-trout flies.

I wonder if the wings are built well enough to give density, tapering, and prevention of wrapping. What do you think?

I admire your imagination to be able to make the leap to an Ice Maiden from your creation ;D

[builnacraig]

Thanks for the comments Sloggi,

Maybe slightly lightly dressed but I am sure it will swim fine, I've never had a problem with wrapping etc. The white/grey overwing fox was quite coarse compred to the underwings so I am going to get another piece.

Pearl body/Green/Blue/white for the wing, surely not that much of a leap?

BnC

[ballingall512]

Nice looking fly B

I have to agree with Sloggi, regarding the wing though.

Although I'm sure it will swim ok, and may not tangle due to the length of the tube, I would recommend trying one with a slightly more structured wing... If only as an experiment

You will notice a massive difference with how the fly, will sit in the water, and how it will work in the water, allowing the mobile fox to really move.

try tying your first wing layer to the length of your tag. leave some of the under fur in place in this layer,as this traps lots of air bubbles and helps to puff out the wing addind lift and support. Tie it wide, push the fox round the top 3rd - 1/2 of the tube at the tie in point.

For your second layer, use less fox, take away most or all of the under fur, tie it about 1/3rd slimmer than the first layer, and to just beyond where the hook will sit.(around 1/3rd longer)

You will now have created a curved pocket for the hook to sit in, also, by making each layer narrower and longer, you are supporting each layer better, and the taper (teardrop) shape to the wing will allow the fox/templedog etc to move to it's full potential.
continue in this fashion until all layers are in place.

Trust me it will make a big difference to how it swims

Happy tying, and keep the nice patterns coming

[underghillie]

I think most fly fishers worry far to much about movement in there flies! Just watch a standard quartered black and yellow or a willie gunn theres not that much movement and they have accounted for more salmon than most of the temple dog pattern's put together.

[laxdale]

A bit of common sense from the Underghillie!
But.............Brian, are you sure you did not mean to put you fly in the "Lures for winter rainbows" section?

[builnacraig]

Some sensible but conflicting comments/views there, thanks for most of them , as for you Laxdale: swivel ;D

I will take on board your very constructive comments BGL, maybe I'll go for the diploma after that ;D

BnC