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The Leadhead series
(dressings)
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The
Kvennan special |
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Hook: |
Partridge H1A size 10-14 |
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Thread: |
Uni-thread, brown or tan |
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Underbody: |
Two
layers of leadwire |
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Tail:: |
A bunch
of wild pig hairs |
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Ribbing |
Fine
gold wire |
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Body: |
Fly-rite
dubbing no 8 and 3 mixed in equal proportions |
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Hackle: |
Brown
soft |
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Thorax: |
Beaver
under-fur |
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Head: |
Tying
thread
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The Kvennan Special was designed by Lars and became the
first fly in my nymph collection.
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The first pattern in this series I designed myself. |
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Lars
grayling bug |
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Hook: |
Partridge H1A size 10-14 |
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Thread: |
Uni-thread 8/0, brown or tan |
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Underbody: |
Two
layers of leadwire |
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Tail: |
Speckled
tail or back fibres from a partridge wind as collar |
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Ribbing: |
Fine
gold tinsel |
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Body: |
Fly-rite
dubbing no 8 and 3 mixed in equal proportions |
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Bodyhackle: |
Tail
feather or long back feather from a partridge wound as
collar |
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Thorax: |
Rabbit
fur dubbed and well picked-out |
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Head: |
Black
foam |
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Lost
Caddis |
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Hook: |
Partridge H1a size 10-14 |
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Thread: |
Uni-thread, brown or tan 8/0 |
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Underbody: |
Two
layers of leadwire |
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Tag: |
Green
fluorescent Flexibody (4 turns) |
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Tail/Legs: |
Speckled
back feather from a partridge wound as collar |
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Ribbing: |
Gold
wire |
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Body: |
Rabbit
fur or squirrel, dubbed and well picked out
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My early imitation of a cassed caddis can be seen as the
prototype for the leadhead. |
A leadshot as substitute when I run out of normal leadwire
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Leadheaded grayling bug no 1 |
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Hook: |
Partridge H1A size 10-14 |
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Thread: |
Uni-thread, brown or tan 8/0 |
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Head: |
Leadshot
or substitute bead |
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Tag: |
Green
fluorescent Flexibody (4 turns) |
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Tail/Legs: |
Speckled
back feather from a partridge wound as collar |
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Body: |
Rabbit
fur or squirrel dubbed and well picked out
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Leadheaded grayling bug no 2
(known as Leadhead nowadays) |
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Hook: |
Partridge H1A size 8-10-12 |
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Thread: |
Uni 8/0
brown |
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Head: |
Lead
shot substitute |
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Tag: |
Green
fluorescent Flexibody |
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Tail/legs: |
Speckled
back feather from a partridge wound as collar |
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Body: |
Rabbit
fur or squirrel, dubbed and well picked out
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