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Everything posted by garren
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I love classic hair wings. Great job on this one. Garren
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Yep, I will be at the expo. Looking forward to it again. The two day format makes for a great weekend. Garren
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Hi Randy - great looking steelhead fly. How are the hen saddles working out for you? Garren
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Hi Andres, The site looks nice. Are you going to be at Somerset again this year? Garren
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Hi Wayne, I like to use another hook for the extended body, that has had its eye and hook part clipped off. This doesn't wory well for a fishing fly, but looks really nice on a realistic fly. I have a step by step PDF on my website here: http://ultimatehook.com/WovenMayfly.pdf Garren
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I would have to go with the Norlander bobbin. I really like the retreival of the thread. Garren
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Great looking photos. I really like the one with the fire, with the sparks leaving the light trails. Garren
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Yes, make sure that the hair is clean and that you clean any underfur. The amount of hair can make a difference as well, try to only stack the hair that is needed for the fly. Garren
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There is the bit*h creek nymph which has a woven body and I believe it has been around for a long time. This fly utilizes a overhand weave where you never let go of the materials. This differs from the granny knot weave or the crotchet weave. You can substitute a woven body on a lot of nymphs to get a different look. Garren
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This purple woven stonefly shows the artistic side of realistic fly tying. I have never seen a pink and purple stonefly in the wild, but this artistic representation is sure to catch the fly fisherman's eye. Garren
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A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by garren: Artistic Realistic Stonefly
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Here is a PDF of a step by step of my woven mayfly. If you have been tying for a little bit, this is not an overly difficult fly. Here is the link: Woven Mayfly Garren
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Hi Roy, I just read Fish & Fly and saw that you were part of an article. I will have to give it a try. Makes sense about the tippet. What do you use as a post to tie the hackle around? Garren
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I like the look of the fly. Have you tried fishing it? It would be interesting to see how it floats in the water. Garren
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Nice looking fly. What are you using to color the wings? I have experimented a lot, but have found it difficult to find a pen to draw fine lines. Garren
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That is pretty awesome. Very creative fly tying video. Garren
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Very cool looking fly. Great job! Garren
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THank you, looks like some interesting product. Put my order in for the catalog. Garren
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Thanks everybody for the kind words. SullyTM - I used Soie Perlee from Kreinik for the body. (Kreinik - Soie Perlee). I wish it was just a tiny bit thinner, but it works really well. I like to experiment with a lot of different colors, so with the set of 28 colors that works out well. Bruce - I also do the light bottom, dark top on some of my other weaves. I have been experimenting a lot with different weaves to get different looks. The fly below is using different materials then the one above. Here is an example of the darker top, lighter bottom: Thanks again everybody for the kind words. Garren
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Experimenting with a different weave. Makes for an interesting look. Garren
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A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by garren: Woven Stonefly
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I wish I could, mine went out of business a few months back. Hopefully another one will come to town. Garren
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Very sorry to hear. I met Scotty years ago at one of the Expo's in Eugene. I won some of his flies in the auction that year. I was very impressed with his work. Cancer is a horrible thing. I lost a very good friend and mentor, Al Brunell, to cancer two months ago. Garren
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Rocky, Thank you. I have never visited Irish Angler before, I will have to give them a try. It is hard to find the down eye on the doubles. Philip - I will have to see if I can find a copy of that magazine to look at that article. Garren
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Mark, I am not sure if it is legal or not to fish double hooks in Oregon. These wouldn't be for fishing, just for shadow boxes. There is quit a history of double hook steelhead patterns here and just want to replicate some to look at on the wall. Garren