This sent me off on a mini-quest. Sadly Google proved more useful than my library; ah well. The the body is indeed a weave, a Pott's weave. The material is likely Rayon floss as that is what Roberts seemed to have used. BTW, he had a well-known commercial fly-tying business including a shop in Boulder. The rear third of the body is ribbed with ostrich herl (my best guess). Clearly there's also an underbody to yield that shape. It's very unlikely that the trout were actually taking White Gloved Howdies as they are a stream insect but obviously they liked the nymph --- much more likely the pattern resembles a local damsel or dragon.
Paul On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 6:38:15 AM UTC-4, Pete Gramp wrote: > > Anyone ever hear of a pattern called a "Hank Roberts White Gloved Howdy"? > > Passed by my local pond and saw another fly fisher there (rare) just > reeling them in (very rare), hand over foot, thankfully catch and releasing > or I'd need to find myself a new local pond to fish - he was catching that > many - but when I stopped by to ask what he was using, he gave a sly grin > and said an older pattern called the "Hank Roberts White Gloved Howdy". I > shouldn't be as surprised as I am, but seeing as it was a fellow who looked > fresh out of puberty, pimples and all, I was a bit surprised he was using > an older pattern. He never did let me get a look at the fly, so I'm on a > "quest" of sorts, to find a pattern recipe and example photo to get an idea > of what the end product should look like and how to tie it. > > Thanks, gang, any help is appreciated! > -Pete > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
