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[Don Bastian]

For years I have known of 5 brook trout fin flies:

1) Bergman Fontinalis
2) Fontinails Fin
3) Brook Fin
4) Brookie Fin
5) Trout Fin, and
6) Olive Trout Fin - Don Bastian original...

Here they are, all together:

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•  Bergman_Fontinails.jpg   72.95K   206 downloads
•  Fontinalis_Fin.jpg   66.6K   219 downloads
•  Brook_Fin.jpg   293.12K   216 downloads
•  Brookie_Fin.jpg   66.24K   237 downloads
•  Trout_Fin.jpg   59.33K   230 downloads
•  Olive_Trout_Fin.jpg   60.91K   219 downloads

[geraldsherbrook]

Dear DON,

What a honnour to be 'uphere' on 'our forum to our hearts' ...in the first 'rang' to see YOUR 'own' ORIGINAL between the already existing TROUT FINS ...

Your 'olive' looks even 'outstanding' betweent them ALL (or is this to much said - wink ...I don't think sooooo !)

THANKS Mr. BASTIAN ...euh DON !

With lots of respect !


Geert/Gerald

[fly tyer 27]

beautiful flies, i love brook trout fin flies.
would a kineo be considered a trout fin fly?

[Ephemerella]

Great flies, Don!
Reminds me of those features in "My Weekly Reader" (anyone remember that?) when you had to pick out the differences between two pictures.
-Peter

[Arkansas Mike]

Gorgeous little family of Trout Fins, Don.



Mike

[feathers5]

Those are so, so nice.
Bruce

[Mike Boyer]

Great to see the many variations. Your version fits right in, Don. Superb.

[Don Bastian]

Yes I actually think it is...forgot about that one.

beautiful flies, i love brook trout fin flies.
would a kineo be considered a trout fin fly?

[Don Bastian]

That's funny! Yeah I remember the Weekly Reader. Thanks to you all for your comments and compliments! Appreciate it!

Great flies, Don!
Reminds me of those features in "My Weekly Reader" (anyone remember that?) when you had to pick out the differences between two pictures.
-Peter

[flyryan]

beautiful and inspired by nature it seems

[AUGGIE]

Hi Don,
I recently came across an old fly tying book;
"Fishing Flies and Fly Tying" by William F. Blades Stackpole Books 1951.
In this book on page 48 there lists yet another Trout Fin pattern, the "Armstrong Fontinalis". Slightly different than the six you so beautiflly tied and photographed.
Here is the pattern as listed.
Armstrong Fontinalis
Tail: White hackle fibres
Body: Orange wool
Wing: Dyed orange goose or duck quill section; edged with grey and white of same
Hackle: White saddle
No mention of a rib or tip. Thought you could add it to your list.
Auggie

[bobfly]

A beautiful group to say the least !!!

[Don Bastian]

Auggie:
Perfect! Thanks so much! I don't have a copy of Blade's book.

The Bergman Fontinalis and Fontinalis Fin both have "Phil Armstrong" named in the pattern recipe in Bergman's Trout.
So in addition, the Armstrong Fontinalis you presented is almost identical to the Fontinalis Fin, except the hackle is white instead of furnace, and there is no rib. I definitely need to include that in my listings from now on. Cool!
Thanks again!

Hi Don,
I recently came across an old fly tying book;
"Fishing Flies and Fly Tying" by William F. Blades Stackpole Books 1951.
In this book on page 48 there lists yet another Trout Fin pattern, the "Armstrong Fontinalis". Slightly different than the six you so beautiflly tied and photographed.
Here is the pattern as listed.
Armstrong Fontinalis
Tail: White hackle fibres
Body: Orange wool
Wing: Dyed orange goose or duck quill section; edged with grey and white of same
Hackle: White saddle
No mention of a rib or tip. Thought you could add it to your list.
Auggie

[Don Bastian]

Thank you very much for your post and compliments! Appreciate it!

A beautiful group to say the least !!!