[fish0n4evr]

Looking at the state of what crest I have left - looked for alternates. Had been thinking of mohair as a topping - found it has already been done.

 

[Jabrowning24]

And it will look amazing in the water!

 

[middlecalf]

Dang, nice. Even has it's own down pillow!

 

[GR8LAKES FLYER]

And it will look amazing in the water!

I agree !!

Bill McMillan used golden olive calf tail as a topping on the very first Winter's Hope because he ran out of all of his nice long GP crests

Dyed yellow pheasant rump would work or the golden yellow GP breast feathers would give a nice shine too.

Nice work on the T&L Vic !!


Mike

 

[fish0n4evr]

Absolutely Mike, the calf tail in the Winters Hope - same idea. There is an example in Classic Salmon Fly Patterns (Radencich) where I found mohair as a topping - but perhaps the Winters Hope deep down in my subconscious is where the idea actually spawned. It's a pattern that Im far more familiar with than the classics. The tail in this fly is the yellow back feather of the GP you mention - notched in a V near the base and drawn in. The tips are very fragile. The white neck is where the heckles come from - gray rainy week and white seemed like good back ground.

 

[Copcheck]

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[kevin200100]

really nice