Black Dose Variation
Black Dose is one of my favorite classic patterns. This one is a simplified version that is very close to one antique Black Dose I’ve seen. I’m sure it will fish very well with this wing setup and reminds me to tie some for next summer for my fishing box as well. For a fishing fly I would do a slight sparser hackle than pictured to have a little less resistance in the water underneath the fly. The fly pictured is now in a good home with Mr. Marvin Nolte. Marvin was hosting a workshop for us couple years ago in Tampere, Finland and we traded flies there.
Tag: Silver Tinsel and Orange Floss
Tail: Golden Pheasant Crest
Tail veiling: Teal and Ibis
Ribs: Flat Silver Tinsel
Body: Two turns of Lt. Blue Seals Fur with the rest Black Seals Fur
Throat: Claret Hackle
Underwing: Golden Pheasant Tippet and Peacock Herl
Wing: Golden Pheasant Tail with Bronze Mallard as a roof
Cheecks: Jungle Cock
Topping: Golden Pheasant Crest
Horns: Blue & Yellow Macaw
