Bloody Viking

[flyangler]

Hello folks. It's been years. Hope you are all well and happy. I've had little to say lately because we have not fished in Canada for a few years. But I recall that some very talented tyers here had some ideas on butterflies. So here is my latest, inspired by Ronn Lucas Sr.'s article in a 2002 issue of Fly Tyer.

 

 

It is made with peacock pheasant in the upper wing, peacock eye fibers in the lower wing and horns, and parts of the pp feather were pulled forward for antennae. It's a crazy mixed up kid I call

"Bloody Viking," after a local sports team I love to hate and also a Monty Python reference.

[SanJuanWorm]

Very nice. I tied a butterfly some years ago that took forever.

[SilverDoctor]

Hay there, That is a wonderful tie. that one is really nice. Love the bead body.

[Guest 420FLYFISHIN]

crazy good, i still have not made any attempts at tying old school like that. Amazing work

[SteveM]

Very cool; looks like quality work!

 

Just 'cuz you haven't come up here doesn't mean you can't post up some pics and/or trip reports.

It's frickin' winter up in here.

We need some entertainment!

[flyangler]

Thanks for the welcome back!

 

It's funny you should mention "old school" 420, I'd no sooner posted this fly elsewhere when someone offered to teach me the "right way" to tie flies.

 

It must have been your butterfly that I recalled, SJW. I was so impressed with the work you did on the body and wings. I'll work at smoothing out my thread wraps so that I don't have to epoxy them like a fly rod!

 

Usually, I just tie the ugly buggy stuff that catches fish around here.