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| Softhackle | March 8th, 2012, 7:34 pm | |
 Site Editor Wellsville, NYPosts: 540 | I have shared this with some friends already, and thought I'd share here. These were gifts from some good friends of mine that know I love fishing wingless wet flies. The Rod is a custom made S Glass 3 piece 9 ft 2 inches. The reel is classic Hardy Cacapedia III with Hardy fly line. The box is leather fleece lined, loaded with wingless wets.   Mark | |
| "I have the highest respect for the skilled wet-fly fisherman, as he has mastered an art of very great difficulty." Edward R. Hewitt Flymphs, Soft-hackles and Spiders: http://www.troutnut.com/libstudio/FS&S/index.html | ||
| Entoman | March 8th, 2012, 11:06 pm | |
 Posts: 2604 | Gorgeous equipment, Mark. Your friends have excellent taste. I noticed they included a Carrie Stevens streamer as a capper... Very nice. I bet you can't wait for spring!... | |
| "It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman | ||
| FisherOfMen | March 9th, 2012, 4:24 pm | |
 Posts: 115 | Isn't that a Gray Ghost? Or is it the same thing...? Very cool stuff BTW! | |
| "Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught." -Author Unknown All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -Edmund Burke | ||
| Entoman | March 9th, 2012, 4:48 pm | |
Posts: 2604 | Hi Nick, You are right about it being a "Ghost." The difference is the Gray Ghost (which is the 'type' for the style) is tied with a hard to find golden orange silk floss body and medium dun wings. At first glance I thought this was Percy Gardner's Brown Ghost, but it looks to have maroon wings and a black body. The color variations of this classic pattern are legion, though. Perhaps Mark can supply you with this one's name, but I think it was a gift. | |
| "It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman | ||
| Softhackle | March 9th, 2012, 7:21 pm | |
Site Editor Wellsville, NYPosts: 540 | Hey, I'll see if I can get a closer photo of the fly and post it. Mark Here we go--  | |
| "I have the highest respect for the skilled wet-fly fisherman, as he has mastered an art of very great difficulty." Edward R. Hewitt Flymphs, Soft-hackles and Spiders: http://www.troutnut.com/libstudio/FS&S/index.html | ||
| Entoman | March 9th, 2012, 9:41 pm | |
Posts: 2604 | Well, it's definitely tied in the Rangeley style, though it lacks the peacock underwing. This is more than likely a private pattern, and from a good tier's vise. I've scoured my library and can't find any examples of established patterns in the Grey Ghost (Stevens) style with a black body or maroon wings. | |
| "It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman | ||
| FisherOfMen | March 10th, 2012, 3:42 pm | |
Posts: 115 | It does look like a very good pattern. You totally lost me with all the jargon and everything, though. All in good time... I can't wait to get my fly boxes looking like that one! I was scouting an unnamed mountain stream while hunting today, and it's getting me all the more enthusiastic with my tying! Who would've thought wrapping some feathers and fur around a hook could be so much fun?! | |
| "Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught." -Author Unknown All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -Edmund Burke | ||
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