Randy Taylor 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2013 here is a fun pattern to tie Drains 20 by Wes Drain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2013 Thats very nicely tied Randy, great floss work and proportions. Might I be so bold as to suggest a more classic approach to the tail? Something like this would give it a more traditional look. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randy Taylor 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2013 I very much appreciate traditional patterns.but sometimes i will change something such as a differant feather for a tail but will keep it the same color.I like the looks of the pheasant crest and will use it alot on my steelhead flies.thank you for the compliments,and suggestions are always welcomed Randy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin'Jam 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2013 Great fly Randy! Very neat indeed, i would fish this in an instant. Crackaig, i can never get my tippets to sit nicely like that! The stubborn things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamcaster4639 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2013 I think the classic flies are so cool looking. You do great work. Randy what is the fly on your picture by your name? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2013 Great fly Randy! Very neat indeed, i would fish this in an instant. Crackaig, i can never get my tippets to sit nicely like that! The stubborn things. All I did was tie in the crest feather normally. Then take the tip of a GP tippet feather. Pinch the stem to make a flat. Lie it flat on top of the crest and cant it slightly toward myself, so that the thread would pull it back on top as I took a wrap over to secure. What I didn't show you was a really silly mistake. I grabbed a hook of my bench and tied the example without looking much at the hook. It was on my bench as a while ago I had put it aside for having a broken eye! Still it serves to illustrate. Probably about time for the biannual tidying of the bench! Then again I saw the worktop last month so its not that bad. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randy Taylor 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2013 I think the classic flies are so cool looking. You do great work.Randy what is the fly on your picture by your name? the fly i use next to my name is a fly i tied a few years ago it is called the Patriotic Fly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lykos33 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2013 Man you are cranking them out....very nice fly! I am envious of your tying ...LOL Murray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
