lykos33 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2012 Great looking flies Murray! Thanks novabass Hope all is going well for you and you are getting to wet a line.... Piker20, looks like a flash or something...look at FTD's site (http://www.flytyersdungeon.com/index.htm) I'm sure he will have what you need... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin'Jam 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2012 Piker20, that material is Spirit River UV Guinea, those feathers with the spots on them, and just one or two turns for a collar *edit i should say 1 side of the feather was stripped here*...The longer purple is that heron substitute. I am seeing on the market now a lot of 'UV' treated materials, i also picked up UV marabou from the same company, pretty good stuff. http://spiritriver.net/materials/feathers/large-eyed-guinea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planettrout 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2012 MOO'S (TRUE) BLUE MIDGE...Gamakatsu C12-B, #18 - #20... YES...it works... PT/TB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2012 Cheers for that. The spirit river stuff isn't available too much in UK and the postage from the states on the websites I just checked was 4x the cost of the feathers. I'll keep an eye out in the stockist for their stuff here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Gibbons 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2012 I read an article awhile back alluding to the appeal of blue to the fishes. anyway you guys are what keeps me up late. lykos I like those little baetis nymphs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joops 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2012 Black magic pike bunny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCflyguy 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2012 Couple more recent ties. I'm having a devil of a time getting my camera focus on point. I really need to just bite the bullet and get a dslr and ditch the point and shoot I'm using. Midge sz. 20 March Brown Spider sz. 14 Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene L 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2012 Blue Quill: size 14 turkey biot dyed blue, dark blue dun, wood duck wing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2012 Couple more recent ties. I'm having a devil of a time getting my camera focus on point. I really need to just bite the bullet and get a dslr and ditch the point and shoot I'm using. Yeah its a pain. Check the tips in the photography thread. The macro extension tubes give you quality enough for posting fly pics without spending hundreds on dedicated macro lens. Someone (apologise can't remember who) on the fly forum posted a pic taken with his Fuji 9600 point and shoot set on macro and they look great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene L 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2012 The above picture was taken with a Coolpix L120. It's a point and shoot with a long lens, cost is pretty reasonable. It has an internal zoom and a focal length of down to less than a half inch. Not that I'm holding the picture up as a fine example of photograhpy, it's not, but a better photographer with better preparation could likely take a much better picture using the same equipment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastern fly 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2012 This is my first tube fly, Chartreuse Zonker. Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lykos33 0 Report post Posted April 30, 2012 Nice Kevin, that should drive the smallies bonkers! Murray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites