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hogork · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Orkney

Here is a wee muddler I have been tying up tonight . Im quite chuffed as this season I have been dying up my materials . Most of the time getting the shades I want while going about it in a hap hazard way Very Happy

A lot of you guys will have been doing this for years but I have been dying mallard flank in the colour/ shade I want and then cloacking 1/2 flank with 1/2 natural Bronze mallard in some Dabblers.
(Rather than just dying the bronze).
This way you get the overall colouration you want but with a pattern that has the added benafit of contrast in the cloacking .
For any novices like myself - take half the amount of each "flank" and "bronze" lay the bronze on top of the dyed flank and catch in in a oner . Layering up 2 or 3 colours ,before catching in , is a fast way to gain life in a fly without adding bulk. The other benafit is ... if you dye flank and make a mess of the colour you haven't lost much.

2 bits of mallard ready to be placed together.

catch in and cloack

finished Muddled Dabbler.

Hope this helps or inspires someone
cheers
Jim

fossil-fish · Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Carrickfergus

That is actually a fantastic looking fly. Love the combination of colours, gives it that sort of alive look.
Very Happy

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harry_lfc · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject:

brilliant:D

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