Crackaig 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2012 Thank you. The white nymph has 3 times caught me fish before the first cast! Just dropped it into the water while I sorted out my line, and a trout has swam over and eaten it. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2012 3 small #8 streamers for an old pal to target perch pike and chub this summer into the autumn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2012 a round dinny for bluegills head is a 3/8 inch wooden ball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2012 Coming round more and more to longer hackled flies. Make a great profile in the water and look just like little fry. Anyone know a hackle thats gonna reach back past a 1/0 or near that mark? Thought about Spey hackles wondering if it works before I part with pennies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin'Jam 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2012 Lykoss, very fishy flies indeed! Piker20, not sure if this would ship to UK, it might but it is awesome stuff. http://www.canadiantubeflies.com/flytying-plumage-menu.html A few from the vice, a purple bugger with UV Marabou A big stack of saltwater pink salmon flies for August Just a sparse little streamer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2012 Cheers for that link. The Rhea and ostrich spey are available over here in UK so might buy some after seeing the tubes on that site. Definately look the size I'm after. The XL guinea fowl looks awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishDragon 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2012 A few comparaduns I just finished tying up. Sizes 12-16 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lykos33 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2012 Thanks for the comments gents. Some very nice stuff being posted here lately (3-4 months), not that the previous stuff wasn't great....maybe I just appreciate it more...pull your foot outta yer mouth Murray... FFJam, one of these days I'll make it back up to "T" town and we'll have to wet a line...maybe up to "cottage country" or a run down to Niagara... Murray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin'Jam 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2012 I agree some very nice patterns being posted in these threads. Keep it up everyone! Kind of a worldwide community which is really nice lykos33, anytime you are near here be sure to let me know and i will jump in the car! Plus you never know, I can see myself visiting the East side in the next few years, been keenly reading 'spawner' magazine from that way. Just did 3 of these size 8 pink salmon almost 'spey' type flies. Just for the West Coast. I suspect it is the first 'vice shot' i have ever done. FishDragon, at first i thought that was some foam board for flies, but it is a cutting board? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2012 Thought about Spey hackles wondering if it works before I part with pennies. The only thing you need to spend money on for spey hackles is some bleach. I have a bag full of duck body feathers (plucked from a duck given to a friend), and have found goose feathers, while fishing, that can be used. On the school playing fields at the moment there are loads of feathers that will do! I think a bird of prey has defeathered a seagull. This is the method I followed to prepare them. http://youtu.be/m69-Rt3pjnk If you want them coloured, place on a piece of scrap card, and colour with a permanent marker. Is what you are looking to achieve anything like the Irish Dabbler style? Thats just done with unburnt duck (originally bronze mallard) body feathers. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2012 This is not something I do a lot of, but thought I'd have a play last night. A Matuka style streamer. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2012 Thats a good pattern. It is the dabbler and goat toe look but supersized to 3x or 4x + shank lengths. I wasn't as happy with the duck feathers I had or some turkey I have as the fibres have a tendency to stick together when wrapped if you know what I mean. The peacock neck in the goat toe spreads equally around when wrapped but I can't find any with fibres of the length I'm after. I was going to look at peacock sword but haven't received that yet. Having watched the link I'll have to dig out the mallard and the woodcock I was given and have another look. Also got a whole turkey and some other water fowl somewhere so have to look through and see what I can start to use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishDragon 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2012 FishDragon, at first i thought that was some foam board for flies, but it is a cutting board? Yeah it is a cutting board I use for cutting foam and plastic bags on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwclapp 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2012 Here is an easy crayfish pattern I have been tying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
