[failtospey]

5/0 Harrison Bartleet Lucas Hook
Tag SM French oval gold
Tail Topping, veiled with king fisher butted with herl
Body two equal segments red then yellow gold silk, veiled at joint with crimson rosella,butted with herl
Ribbing MED French oval gold
Wing tippets stripped half way on top, quarter way on bottom, mixed red, yellow, and green goose, gp tail. Roofed with mallard, and a topping
Cheeks king fisher
Feelers blue and yellow Macaw tail
Head herl and black short blunt taper thread

 

[failtospey]

nice one.

The wing could be a bit longer or fuller or both.

solid effort

Agreed, longer and fuller for sure

cool fly. seems pretty maried the wing though, also try using spit instead of stripping tippets. if you want mix tippets they should be of rachis so they dont look so even.

Thanks Kevin, didnt know if I should use the tippet whole or just the fibers, will have another go at one tonight.