Name this fly

[tracker12]

I met a guy on the Gunpowder last week that gave me a fly that was nothing more than a wrap of peacock with a starling hackle. Anyone know what it is called?

 

[FrequentTyer]

It is a great fly and very easy to tie. I don't know if it has a name other than peacock and starling.

 

[JohnnyUtah]

Peacock and starling is the name.

 

[bam]

Here you go. tie in some peacock for the body if you wish...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV7k3epJfJY

 

[StaggerLee]

The true name for this fly is Starling & Herl soft hackle.

 

[tracker12]

The fly I was given had a body of peacock and very light herl on the front only. Size 18. Very simple but effective fly.

 

[JohnnyUtah]

When you say hurl do you mean hackle? If so, it all depends on the starling feather used. Most are grey, but you may also see a near black or black with Iridescent green. All would still make a starling and hurl.

 

[Maurice]

Its herl for peacock herl.

 

[JohnnyUtah]

I know herl means peacock hurl....cmon..... Sounds like it just has a thorax of herl not an entire bodies worth. So a light dressed starling and herl.

 

[afishinado]

http://www.danica.com/flytier/moloughlin/peacock_starling.htm

http://www.brackhilltackle.com/TroutFood/SoftHackle/StarlingandHerlSoftHackle.htm

 

[gfen]

The latter is akin to a Stewart's Spider, where the starling is wrapped around the thread, then a whole thorax rather than just a turn and a half around the front.

 

[troutbert]

JohnnyUtah wrote:
When you say hurl do you mean hackle?

This should clear things up:

"Wayne Campbell: I say hurl. If you blow chunks and she comes back, she's yours. But if you spew and she bolts, then it was never meant to be."

 

[gfen]

Troutbert, if you know so much about women, how come you're here at like the Gas 'n' Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere?

(wrong movie, but it seemed apropos)

 

[pete41]

That peacock herl fly has been around so long even the Abbess thought it was old fashioned.

 

[tobewan77]

Was the fellow's name Jon? Just curious.

 

[turkey]

gfen wrote:
Troutbert, if you know so much about women, how come you're here at like the Gas 'n' Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere?

(wrong movie, but it seemed apropos)

By choice

 

[JohnnyUtah]

Lol sorry my darn spell check keeps putting hurl instead of herl.

 

[tracker12]

afishinado's first fly is an exact match. Bingo! Thanks.

 

[afishinado]

tracker12 wrote:
afishinado's first fly is an exact match. Bingo! Thanks.

Great fly for matching grannoms (pupa) in the spring and simple to tie.