Beetles

[Fred H. 0]

 

Most of these are tied with just thread and mono. With a some markers you can tie a beetle to match almost any that crawls .

 

Thanks , Fred

[BigBrownTrout 0]

Great ties Fred. Nicely done!

[bluegill576 0]

Very nice. Maybe an sbs on one or two please.

[Kirk Dietrich 0]

[...With a some markers you can tie a beetle to match almost any that crawls .

 

Thanks , Fred

 

No Fred, with some markers, you can tie a beetle to match...

 

Pretty cools stuff. Better watch out for those hairy ants, I heard they attack anything, just might eat those beetles.

 

Better keep the grandkids away, they'll either squish them or put'em in a cage.

 

Bluegill, not sure if Fred has a SBS of a beetle on his site but he has some really good stuff there. Check out Fred's site here:

 

http://www.realisticflytying.net/

 

Kirk

[Stippled Popper 0]

Fred not only colors and shapes the mono legs of these types of flies.

 

He also compresses them in various places along their length with

something to add to the impression that they are real.

 

This is something I could only clearly see with a magnifying glass. . . AMAZING ! ! !

[Floyd 0]

Another great bunch of bugs you have there Fred. As always great job.

[Fred H. 0]

Thanks BigBrown trout I appreciate the comment.

 

bluegill576 there is really not a whole lot to this pattern you're not seeing.But when time allows ,I'll see about posting the steps in Hatches or on my website.

 

Kirk if you come to the tiers rendevous next month we can work on some patterns together . With your creative tying ability ,together we could put these fish in a bind.

 

Stippled Popper the legs are heat kinked at the joints with a warm bodkin and they are compressed with cutting plyers to give the impression of segmented feet.I find it's the little details that help sell it as the insect it's intended to be. Thanks for noticing.

 

Floyd great to hear from you . I hope all is well . I'ts been too long since we've been in a swap together.

 

Thanks again everyone ,

Fred

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

nice beetles bro I see your been busy the leaf hopper is my favorite we have alot of them here and in the hot summer months they can be quite productive

[salmobytes 0]

Fabulous beetles, etc. It does seem as if most super-realistic tiers are making hard-bodied micro-sculptures. Is anybody working with soft plastic "worm resin."

 

Worm resin is typically molded. But it can be worked and reworked. Melted and remelted. Glued in some cases (if you wash it with rubbing alcohol CA glue grabs and holds on). And it can be welded, using a butane micro-flame. Visual realism is great. Adding tactile realism would take it to another level.

[Fred H. 0]

nice beetles bro I see your been busy the leaf hopper is my favorite we have alot of them here and in the hot summer months they can be quite productive

Thanks Paul I'll have to send you some.

Fred

[Fred H. 0]

Fabulous beetles, etc. It does seem as if most super-realistic tiers are making hard-bodied micro-sculptures. Is anybody working with soft plastic "worm resin."

 

Worm resin is typically molded. But it can be worked and reworked. Melted and remelted. Glued in some cases (if you wash it with rubbing alcohol CA glue grabs and holds on). And it can be welded, using a butane micro-flame. Visual realism is great. Adding tactile realism would take it to another level.

 

....the following are not in any way "super realistic." But they do demonstrate the ability to meld soft gooey plastic into fly design:

 

 

Sandy I have not tried soft plastic worm resin though I think "Bug Partz" which is soft plastic molded parts are not fly tying. I know you are talking about taking soft plastics and reducing them to a bulk material and not a molded part but it is a slippery slope to be sure. I have used a similar bulk product called sili skin in conjunction with other tying materials .http://hatchesmagazine.com/blogs/Hatches/2010/10/25/hold-the-anchovies-by-fred-hannie/

 

Fred