TSMcDougald 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, Mark Knapp said: See what I mean? Bad influence. Yup, I have been tying for 5-6 years and when a fly comes out looking good I think I am finally getting the hang of it. Then I come to a site like this and see what others are tying and realize I still have a long way to go...or that I need to be more ambitious in what I tie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, cphubert said: Gray Ghost hook- mustad 94720, tag- silver tinsel, body- burnt orange floss w silver rib, throat- white bucktail, underwing- peacock herl, wing- 4 gray hackle feathers with silver pheasant & jungle cock cheeks, crest- golden pheasant tippet. out off golden pheasant tippet long enough for my liking have to fish it short, do not think the fish will care. Pretty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cphubert 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 Thanks Mark, nice bunch of pheasant tail nymphs had a good laugh with your remarks with Kimo. I could use a lesson on photography (magic or otherwise) it is where I always struggle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 GRHE Cripple hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - MFC 8/0 sand tail - Zelon golden olive rib - small wire gold body - dubbing hare’s ear wing - Congo Hair white hackle - grizzly Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 The parachute is a size 20, it was killer on the local tailwater on Saturday. I just like tying missing links, size 16, and since there were caddis in the air, no risers, last Sunday on the freestone, I figured what the heck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 GRHE Crippled Jingler A Cringler hook - WFC Model 3 #12 thread - MFC 8/0 sand tail - Zelon golden olive rib - small wire gold body - dubbing hare’s ear wing - Congo Hair white hackle - grizzly/partridge Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 2 hours ago, cphubert said: Thanks Mark, nice bunch of pheasant tail nymphs had a good laugh with your remarks with Kimo. I could use a lesson on photography (magic or otherwise) it is where I always struggle. That's a pretty good picture of the Grey Ghost. I think the only way to make it much better would be to shoot it through a ring light. That's made all the difference for me. Unless you want to go all out with a full photo set up like Kimo and them do. It can get quite technical if you're not careful. Those guys make it look easy but it's kind of over my head. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Mark Knapp said: That's a pretty good picture of the Grey Ghost. I think the only way to make it much better would be to shoot it through a ring light. That's made all the difference for me. Unless you want to go all out with a full photo set up like Kimo and them do. It can get quite technical if you're not careful. Those guys make it look easy but it's kind of over my head. Hey Mark, I've also gone with a Ring light. It makes things a lot easier. I've also added a bit of "light painting" with the ring light for a cool effect as seen below. You can see the reflection of the ring light in the bead chain. As to the quality of your ties, I'm pretty sure you are like the rest of us. We are our own worst critics. Kimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 Ho Candy Hook - TFS 2305 Thread - Hot orange Tail - Golden pheasant tippet Body - Ice Dub, orange, olive, gold, shrimp pink etc Wing – Hi-viz and pearl crystal flash Legs - Centipede legs Head - Deer or elk hair Designed by Tim Wade Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 RCRP CDL CDC Kimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSMcDougald 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 Ammonite Nymph Abodomen: yellow rabbit dub Abdomen case: clear thin skin - use a brown permanent marker on top Thorax: fur from yellow Hare's mask in dubbing loop Wing case 1: india hen furnace hackle Wing case 2: brown thin skin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 Cphuebert Love the Grey Ghost, Have fished it with great luck!, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Derington 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 4 hours ago, TSMcDougald said: Ammonite Nymph Abodomen: yellow rabbit dub Abdomen case: clear thin skin - use a brown permanent marker on top Thorax: fur from yellow Hare's mask in dubbing loop Wing case 1: india hen furnace hackle Wing case 2: brown thin skin So your comment of your own tying is interesting. We all judge ourselves when tying, and we all learn with each fly, (except those 1500 dozen fly's a year guys). It might make for better pic's that you install a light back drop. The fly above will fish fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2020 11 hours ago, Kimo said: Hey Mark, I've also gone with a Ring light. It makes things a lot easier. I've also added a bit of "light painting" with the ring light for a cool effect as seen below. You can see the reflection of the ring light in the bead chain. As to the quality of your ties, I'm pretty sure you are like the rest of us. We are our own worst critics. Kimo "Light painting" , "focus stacking" - all over my head and just more bad influence😁. Yes, I love the light ring, it's fast and easy. Yes, I am my own worst critic but it's the tiers here that showed me what a good fly looks like. Until I came here, I was pretty happy in my own ignorance. I could tie my own flies, catch a lot of fish with them and be happy. Not anymore now I have to measure stuff, make small heads, taper bodies nicely, space ribbing evenly and sort feathers so they are exactly the same length. I catch myself counting fibers of a feather. So, thanks a lot for that.😋 It's the examples that you guys set that make me want to be a better tier and a better photographer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSMcDougald 0 Report post Posted April 15, 2020 CDC Caddis Emerger Hook: Size 14 Scud/Emerger Bead: 7/32 Black Weight: .015 Lead Free Rib: Small Gold Wire Back: Brown Pheasant Tail Abdomen: Caddis Green Ice Dub Thorax: Peacock Ice Dub Hackle: Brown CDC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites