November flies from the bench

[mikechell 0]

You have to be quick. Use a lot of "ink" and just color from back to front ... then wipe it off from front to back before the ink dries. This leaves a dark ink pool along the raised edge of the body material. Let it dry and repeat if you want it darker.

[eide 0]

This is my "white whale" fly for the moment, got the body work done today after some days off the vice. This is one I'm taking my time with to get right

 

[Crackaig 0]

Eide, Colin is right in his recollection, you can mark the body with a pen after it is wound. You should only mark in one direction, depending on what effect you are looking for. The Ammonite Nymph is marked in this way working from eye to tail.

 

The method you mention of colouring one edge is not easy to do. What I find to be the best method is to grip the material in a bulldog clip to hold it while you colour it.

 

This is something I haven't done with those flies as the wraps are too close and the Nymph Skin stretched so much in order to let the colour bleed through.

 

Cheers,

C.

[Piker20 0]

Squirrel Willie

Bucktail

Tube

[retrocarp 0]

Just working on some classic western dry flies from the Adams Family

 

 

 

Nice Pattern man

[flytire 0]

[retrocarp 0]

Hi just a few flies tied this evening......hope they productive catchers.

[retrocarp 0]

Damsel nymph pattern....

[mikechell 0]

I like the green bead on that bead head nymph. Is that from a fly tying store or a hobby shop?

 

All those flies are fish food. Looks good.

[ChaseChrome 0]

Here's a quick bug I tied for a recent outing...inspired by a mate from SP...

 

[add147 0]

This is my "white whale" fly for the moment, got the body work done today after some days off the vice. This is one I'm taking my time with to get right

 

eide,

Your tying skills simply AMAZE me! Very beautiful fly indeed!!!!!

[add147 0]

 

Just working on some classic western dry flies from the Adams Family

 

 

 

Nice Pattern man

 

Awesome!!! Just totally awesome flies!!!

[add147 0]

Here's a quick bug I tied for a recent outing...inspired by a mate from SP...

 

Beautiful fly...I really like how you have photographed it the water. Keep up the GREAT work!!!!

[add147 0]

I got a letter in the mail today. It was waiting on the table for me. Wife was quite perplexed, as she could neither feel anything in the envelope, nor see anything with light shining through it. (She's not "snooping" as I am okay with her opening my mail. But she didn't open this because she was ... on alert ... LOL)

 

Anyway, as soon as I saw it, I hoped it would be from Kimo ... and it was !!!

 

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Not as good as his photo, but this is what he sent me. Small enough to be missed with light showing through the envelope ... compared to a 3 inch + tube of glue:

 

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You can see their true size.

 

I can't stand it ... I won't be able to test one for another THREE DAYS .... AAAaaarrrggghhh !!

 

Thank you, Kimo.

 

Anything I can do for you, just ask.

Okay Mike I hate to ask a stupid question but what are those cool looking critters? Are they suppose to shrimp? Kimo did an excellent job on them!!!!

[mikechell 0]

Add, they are a freshwater shrimp (called Grass Shrimp, here), found in many waterways. They are very prevalent here in Florida, and can be caught with a fine mesh net in almost any weed line.

 

They are small, an inch long, or so. These, from Kimo, are excellent looking representations. I had some in a 50 gallon aquarium, once, and they make a clicking noise so loud, you could here it.

 

They are a staple in the diet of most freshwater Florida fish, and Sunfish in particular.