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hardest fly you've tied

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like flytire said when you first start they all are hard but if you mean hardest to tie consistantly accurate I would have to say any full dressed salmon fly and for fishing flies my hardest is a glow bug I hate them although I get them close they never are perfect

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The Popham is the pattern that has stumped me. I've tried to tie it 3 times and failed, I have no desire to try another.

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i had a problem with the proportions of my stoneflys and the all looked funny but something clicked and now the look great. Now its doing proper tube intruders and such.

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The Popham is the pattern that has stumped me. I've tried to tie it 3 times and failed, I have no desire to try another.

 

 

TroutBum, I figured you could tie anything. Did you have to toss out the IC?

 

The hardest flies I ever tied was my first one and my last one.

 

 

Mike

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For me it's spun deer hair. But that's just because I haven't spent enough time with them to get good. It may not necessarily be the toughest to tie.

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Not necessarily the hardest but most likey the most time consuming, the classic Jock Scott

 

I tell ya Bruce, those flies amaze me. I don't think I'll ever have he patience to tie those. Truly amazing.

 

The first fly of any pattern for me is the hardest. Like Voodoo said, then something just clicks.

 

Jeremy

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For me, size 20 Parmachene Belle. Even with 8/0 thread, it was a definite exercise in limiting thread wraps to get everything on and keep the head small. Also did it with no magnification - made my eyes hurt.

 

Deeky

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The Popham is the pattern that has stumped me. I've tried to tie it 3 times and failed, I have no desire to try another.

 

 

TroutBum, I figured you could tie anything. Did you have to toss out the IC?

 

The hardest flies I ever tied was my first one and my last one.

 

 

Mike

 

I recycle the IC Mike it is too valuable to toss.

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Given up on weaving flies anymore. Use skin, plastic bags, feather quills folded over now for the 2 tone. Lots easier with these old fingers than trying to keep from loosing the weave 'bout halfway through.... :frusty:

Later DL

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