McElligot's Pool

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Friday, May 2, 2014

Blue Quill

The West Branch Resort report says the blue quills are popping on the Delaware so to the fly bench I went.


Hook: #14-18 dry
Thread: black 70 denier
Tail: natural dun fibers
Body: stripped peacock herl
Hackle: natural dun
Wings: natural dun hackle tips

Posted by -89 at 9:54 PM
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Labels: blue quill, dry fly, dun, fly pattern, fly tying, peacock, quill body

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