Radical (articulated) Gardener

[Hywel 0]

One of the most informative and enlightening tying articles I've ever read is Don Johnson's "Art of Articulation". It's an in-depth piece on creating 'stinger-type' patterns and using the NorVise to create a furled trailing hook and harness.

 

Reading Don's article really fired up my imagination and it's since enabled me to dress dozens and dozens of existing patterns in a very different and (I think) very exciting way.

 

Here's my latest articulated fly, the 'Radical Gardener' - which I also call, "DoJo's Gardener" as sort of a tribute to Don.

 

 

 

Hywel

 

 

 

 

 

[Fishigan 0]

That is a very sweet fly dude! It appears the articulation suites you well.

[Randy Taylor 0]

I like the colors,very nice

[Mike Boyer 0]

Very impressive work on the articulated flies, Scotty. That's a kick a** Gardener! :headbang:

[CapeBSalar 0]

Very impressive fly.

 

Is this the article you mentioned?

 

http://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/articulation.html

 

looks interesting!

[Hywel 0]

Thanks, Guys!

 

For awhile, there was almost a stigma about 'stinger-type' patterns,...and most of the flies I saw were the usual Bunny Leeches or bunch-tied Bucktail Streamers. I'm inventive by nature, and frankly I don't get very excited about tying or swinging 'pedestrian' flies - and it's one of the reasons I started creating articulated patterns, like the 'RiverRat Squid'. Like any other 'style' of tying I've always thought that you're limited only by your own imagination.

 

Damian - that's exactly the article I referred to. (I didn't know if it was kosher to post a 'competing' website link or not.)

 

I wonder how much interest there would be on this Board if a 'step-by-step' article was posted on how to dress an articulated Super Prawn?

 

Hywel

 

 

[Ronn Lucas 0]

More great colours and another tube!!!