Sometimes I get an idea in my head that grabs a hold of my brain and won’t let go. I don’t know if everybody else is that way. Maybe I’m just a weirdo. In this particular instance, I'm referring to the fact that I recently acquired some golden chenille with some pretty long fibers from Rainbow Fly Shop in Independence, Missouri. I spent a few days trying to figure out how to incorporate the new-to-me material into a fly. After looking at some pictures of some fish (specifically baitfish that live in Ozarks streams) I settled on the idea of blending the gold with some olive. My goal was to give the fly some countershading and mute the flash. In other words, I wanted the fly to have a dark back, a flashy belly, and to make the gold chenille a little less overpowering.
I'm pretty happy with the way things turned out. I do wish, however, that I would have come up with a more creative idea rather than just throwing it on a platform that I have used so many times. I'm referring to a pattern that I tie called The Brave. So if you're a fly tyer, or heck, even if you're not, I would love to hear or see some ideas about how to incorporate this material into another fly. Feel free to leave a comment or shoot me an email at showmeflyguy@gmail.com. Thanks for reading and for any suggestions that you can send my way.
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