| Transkei (1980) |
March Brown, Durham Ranger, Colonel Bates,
Black Gnat, Zug Bug |
| Transkei (1981) |
Tan Nymph, Kent's Lightning, Wickham's Fancy,
Jock Scott, Green Highlander |
| Transkei (1982) |
Royal Coachman, Light Spruce, Montana Nymph,
Butcher, Blue Charm |
| Transkei
(1983) |
Alexandra,
Kent's Marbled
Sedge, White Marabou,
Mayfly nymph,
Silver Wilkinson, and the
FDC |
| Transkei (1984) |
Kent's Spectrum Mohawk, Silver Grey, Ginger
Quill, Hardy's Favourite, March Brown nymph |
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History of the Transkei Stamp series...
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| Canada (1998) |
Coquihalla Orange, Coho Blue, Lady Amherst,
Cosseboom Special, Dark Montreal, Steelhead Bee |
| Alexandra
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| Hook: |
TDE streamer |
Size: 4xl-6xl |
| Tail: |
Pieces of red colored wing
feather from goose. |
| Body: |
Flat silver tinsel |
| Ribbing: |
Oval silver tinsel |
| Hackle: |
Black soft hackle |
| Wing: |
Fibers from peacock hearl |
| Sides: |
Pieces of red wing feather from
goose (as long as the wing) |
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A special thanks to Chris Del Plato for hook information on
the Alexandra.
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| Kent's
Marbled Sedge |
A very special thanks to Mr. Barry Kent |
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| Hook: |
Mustad |
Size: 12-14 2X long |
| Thread: |
Brown tying silk |
| Body: |
Dirty yellow acrylic fiber dubbing (bouyant, floating type) |
| Antenae: |
two single fibers, Lemon Wood Duck, tied very long |
| Wings: |
two small brown partridge hackles stuck
together wigh GOOP (the edges of both feathers just overlap
and are pulled through fingers smeared with GOOP or fly tying
varnish. Let feathers stick together and varnish dry.)
Then tied onto front of hook in a tent shape. |
| Eyes: |
V of small burnt nylon fishing line |
| Hackle: |
One turn of small brown partridge hackle |
| Head: |
brown tying silk - varnish |
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| White
Marabou |
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| Hook: |
Please help me with this. |
| Thread: |
black |
| Tail: |
Scarlet hackle fibers |
| Body: |
Silver tinsel |
| Thorax: |
peacock herl ??? |
| Throat: |
Scarlet hackle fibers |
| Cheek: |
jungle cock |
| Wing: |
White marabou with a few peacock herl tied on top |
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| Mayfly
Nymph |
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| Hook: |
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| Thread: |
Need pattern for this one! |
| Tail: |
If you have a good
one, |
| Body: |
please share it. -
Keith |
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| Silver
Wilkinson |
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| Hook: |
Information needed |
Size: Information needed |
| Tag: |
Silver thread and
golden yellow floss |
| Tail: |
A topping , indian
crow, and blue chatterer |
| Butt: |
Scarlet Berlin wool |
| Body: |
Flat silver tinsel |
| Ribs: |
Fine oval silver
tinsel |
| Throat: |
A magenta hackle,
followed by widgeon |
| Wings: |
Mixed -- tippet in
strands with strips of golden pheasant tail over;
"married" strands of scarlet, blue, and
yellow swan, Florican, speckled bustard, peacock
wing, and light mottled turkey tail;
married" narrow strips of teal and barred
summer duck; narrow strips of brown Mallard over;
a topping over all. |
| Cheeks: |
Indian crow and blue chatterer |
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