Jolly Red 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2012 Glad to see fishingbobnelson has his materials, mine arrived today also. Now all I have to do is learn to tie on the wings and I'll be good to go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2012 Can I just check, we need to tie 11 flies each? I just packaged all mine then re checked the first post and realised I only had 10 done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ebrant10 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2012 Can I just check, we need to tie 11 flies each? I just packaged all mine then re checked the first post and realised I only had 10 done. PM sent piker. Evan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimboha! 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2012 Glad to see fishingbobnelson has his materials, mine arrived today also. Now all I have to do is learn to tie on the wings and I'll be good to go. Yeah, I'm STILL working on those wings! It's not straight-forward - get some advice or tips on doing them or you will go crazy! I almost did... ..or maybe I did... I dunno. Jimboha! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishingbobnelson 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2012 Oh yeah, quill wings, now I remember why I don't tie these flies very often Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimboha! 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2012 I can just hear Evan's evil laughter getting louder and louder in the background. "Traditional wet fly; yeah, that should be FUN." I've ALMOST got those wings down. Jimboha! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ebrant10 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2012 Muhahahah! They can be a big pain, but they are so pretty! Good luck everyone! Evan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fly tryer 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2012 I thought I might "pre age mine and make the version the looks like it has already caught 6 trout, so the wing will probably look really shredded or have been chewed off !!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2012 That's the look I aimed for too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackleback 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2012 Just realized I never said what I'm tying. I'm doing the Fontinalis Finn in size 10. -Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jacktjl 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2012 That looks awesome Mike. Great photography! Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2012 great tie Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lykos33 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2012 Just realized I never said what I'm tying. I'm doing the Fontinalis Finn in size 10. -Mike Slaps head...don't know if I want to send in my offerings now.... Murray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2012 Its all good Murray. Think we've all reminded ourselves why soft hackles are so popular doing this swap! Evan, I retrieved my parcel so I will have the full set to you. Doh! Should go back in the post office on Weds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimboha! 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2012 I thought I might "pre age mine and make the version the looks like it has already caught 6 trout, so the wing will probably look really shredded or have been chewed off !!!! Yeah, that's my first 6 tries looked like. "Pre-aged" or "pre-chewed". Jimboha! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
