vb1971

Hey Flytire

Are you palmering with just one grizzle feather?

Silver creek.

Awesome idea and have just raided the office stationary cupboard. Shhhhhh

Silver creek.

Awesome idea and have just raided the office stationary cupboard. Shhhhhh

Nice bugger fly!

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I use clip ons.

Tried magnifier but got in the way

Cheers

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Awesome tie retro. I have spent this month tying lake flies....... Not looking forward to getting back to the smaller hooks!!!

Thanks for the replies guys,

Zip would you know the names of any of the salmon flies?

hey Thurst, they do behave like birds of prey and kill juveniles of native birds and marsupials

Cheers

Hi all,

I currently have a Sparrow and Indian Myna problem at home due to the availability of grain we use to feed our chickens.

Before I get the air rifle out (legally of course) can anyone tell me what they may have used feathers from these birds in the past for?

A pic of the birds below

Note: I live in Australia and both these species are introduced and invasive.

I have a small clamp travel vise and a box with tools always in the car.

I often sit in the passenger seat of the car (While parked in the car park) and tie a handful of flies over lunch or during a break.

I always feel so relaxed when I return to the office with the anticipation of the weekend's fish

Cheers

VB1971

Definitely will tie it.

Cheers

 

Cool Fly

 

I like it

 

Thanks! Give it a try. Its a good pattern that catches well in fast/deep water. I caught 5 fish on it this morning in just an hour or so once I found a good drift. Well ok, I caught 4. I was fishing with 6x tippet and I hooked a 20+ inch trout down stream with some fast moving water. I wasn't sure enough on my feet to run after it and well, he snapped me off. I probably should have stepped up to 4x, but I threw it on after fishing some nymphs and I was too lazy to re-tie tippet. Oh well. It still was a fun day!

Hi Retro fishing lakes.

We have had good rains and levels are rising.

Usually fish the edges both sight and blind casting for Rainbows typically (early season)

I usually carry a large selection of different coloured flies both traditional wets and weighted and unweighted fuzzle and wooly buggers

Cheers

Hi Retro fishing lakes.

We have had good rains and levels are rising.

Usually fish the edges both sight and blind casting for Rainbows typically (early season)

I usually carry a large selection of different coloured flies both traditional wets and weighted and unweighted fuzzle and wooly buggers

Cheers

Cool Fly

I like it

Hi folks

A Magoo fly for winter rainbow trout fishing here in Victoria, Australia

Its ok Mike I actually got it for an incredible price $200. Its 5ft wide and she needed two desks with shelving in the room in her new house.

Great buy Joseph and wow what an awesome desk.

I have been looking for something like this locally in Australia and usually attract a USD1500 -USD2000 price tag (depending on condition)

Cheers

VB

Remember.... very few brands = very little competition = higher prices and monopolies.

 

 

Evidently the market supports all those brands or they wouldn't exist for long.

Hi FlaFly

The inverse is

Multiple suppliers = Increased competition = Price Wars = Compromised quality

Cheers

VB

It's not pretty, but my goal this year is to conquer the parachute dry fly. Here's a first attempt from last night.

 

Hi Noten

Great fly and great first attempt. Proportions look good. you will get comments about the hackle but I would fish that in a flash and it will catch!!! I basically only use parachute flies now as they seem to work all day

Cheers

Love this fly!

Great job Mike

Mike

You can comment on my flies ANYTIME!!

Chers

Hi everyone

I also have been playing with biot bodies. Here is a size 16 dry fly and I had a go a using epoxy for the first time.

I just realised I had the tail over on the far side of the hook shank.....Hmmmmmm back to the vise

Cheers

VB1971

Hi dr logic

I love the wooden box. This is very similar to what I had in mind. Just need to work on my woodworking skills!!

Cheer

Hey Utyer great set up. I will use this as a base for mine

Cheers

hey troutah

Awesome flies but better still is the composition of your photograph

Cheers

VB1971

Mike,

These were some of the tasty rewards thanks to the hopper patterns!

Hickory smoked brown trout