Hi,
Thought I would post this famous fly as tied by Dave Whitlock himself:
We all have our own styles and methods which lead to different versions of the same fly. I don't have exact materials that Dave Whitlock uses. These are my interpretation:

Byron's Soft Hackle Fly Designed/Tied by Byron Haugh Photo by Hans Weilenmann
well you lucky duck!! I have a daves hopper he tied about 12 years ago in a shadow box
ReplyDeleteThis is my second rfsn. I have somehow lost the first one I got from him about 10 years ago! Moving is hard for a fly tier!!
ReplyDeleteI have never fly but think it is beautiful to watch. The grace of the flicking line is styles and methods which lead to different versions of the same fly.
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