LIGHT CAHILL

[TOM PRUETT 0]

This is my light cahill

[yellow bomber 0]

I was watching a vid on youtube by the great Davie McPhail on these, and he suggested to lay a base of thread from the eye to the halfway point of the hook shank and then back towards the eye halfway again, as a tie in point for the wings. It really helps with "crowding the eye" which is the only minor flaw that i can see in these. I had a real problem with that and this helped.

 

Great looking flies, you're doing very well

 

Cheers

[TOM PRUETT 0]

I was watching a vid on youtube by the great Davie McPhail on these, and he suggested to lay a base of thread from the eye to the halfway point of the hook shank and then back towards the eye halfway again, as a tie in point for the wings. It really helps with "crowding the eye" which is the only minor flaw that i can see in these. I had a real problem with that and this helped.

 

Great looking flies, you're doing very well

 

Cheers

 

THANKS i will try that

[FrequentTyer 0]

Looking good Tom. I think your hackle is a bit oversized. Here is a link to a pretty good article on fly proportions:

http://www.sexyloops.com/flytying/proportion.shtml

The 1.5 times the hook gap is important because it dictates how the fly will ride on the surface.

Mike.

 

[Arkansas Mike 0]

Nice work, Tom. Repetition and proportions will come.

 

 

Mike

[DevinKaradeema 0]

well sir your flies are looking better and better just watch the eyes bro

[flytire 0]

hackle too big

 

proportions

 

wing too far forward

 

stay clear of the eye of the hook