flytire 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2019 thanks mark for the photo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2019 Not really happy with this first effort: Dumbells back too far from eyes Gill band too thick Hook size/proportions wrong, but its all I had Overall too busy of a tie With macular degeneration I have trouble with tying these days - let alone take a picture Open for critism Thanks Doug Thanks Doug. This fly was a challenge for me as I'm sure you can attest. That said I think yours looks good and it's up to the task. Since you are using dumbell eyes I would put the belly on top and the over wing on the bottom. I catch myself doing the same thing from time to time. Mine is open for critism as well. Harry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2019 here is my final version beady eyed minnow (for lack of an original name) i omitted the brownish cheeks shown in the original photo. i dont think the fish will even know i did use a gold crimp bead in the head area Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites