quillknot

cheers stand out just niceguys i got plenty of yellow bucktail it'll stand out just nice....... jim

Hi guys , I wanna try tying some parachute thingamigigs, but i am very limited on materials for the post can i use bucktail or squirell tail ????? or can you think of anything in common everyday use that would work ............. cheers jim

Hi tyright, Personaly i like to use the down eye for ease of tying, i whip finish by hand so the down eye prevents the last couple of silk winds from slipping over the eye if you know what i mean , i just can't get used to them whip finish tools......... but i like to use up eye for presentation on water..... regards jim

Thanks again OLD HAT for your valuable knowledge , im really beginning to get into this and armed with your wisdom one can only get better..........cheers..........jim

Hi guys , after observing my local stream for some time , i seen what i think could be Caenis hovering and darting just above the water , so i tried my best to lets say ( match the hatch ) i have included my attemts here...............what do you think........ p.s do dry flies really need a wing ??????? :dunno: pps i hope the discriptions are right ppps i think the hackles are to long , but at the moment thats all i have until i build up my feathers collection can anybody advise me on best hackles to use for reasonable price .......cheers

:cheers: :cheers: WELL I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS ONE IN DEPTH,AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW,THE RED TAG IS A PROLIFIC GRAYLING PATTERN,WELL IT IS THIS SIDE OF THE POND ANYWAY..... AND SINCE MOST BROWN TROUT IN OUR RIVERS ARE STOCKIES AND TEND TO DISMISS THE FLY , THEN IN MY OPINION THE RED TAG REPRESENTS SOMETHING VERY NATURAL TO THE RIVER PERHAPS SOMETHING LIKE A WATER SNAIL WHICH STOCKED TROUT WOULD PROBABLY TURN THEIR NOSE AT ..........BUT THATS JUST MY OPINION OH AND BY THE WAY ....THANKS FOR ADVICE AS I SAID TO ( OLD HAT ) I'ME NEVER AVERSE TO GOOD ADVICE DON'T EVER HOLD BACK YOUR ADVICE I'ME ALL EARS

CHEERS RHINO FOR THE COMMENTS, IT MEANS A LOT ........ BY THE WAY , I DON'T GET WHAT YOU MEAN BY ( THE WHITE POINT ) ON THE OLIVE FLY ???????? REGARDS.......JIM

CHEERS OLD HAT , THANKS FOR THE ADVICE , I'M NEVER AVERSE TO TAKING GOOD ADVICE , SO DON'T HOLD BACK, WHEN TYING FLIES, EXPERIENCE AND TIME SERVED COUNTS INVALUABLE..... CHEERS FOR YOUR RESPONCE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON FUTURE PROJECTS...........JIM

CHEERS BRIT MIKE

CHEERS SMALLIEHUNTER I WAS BEGINING TO GET PARANOID THERE FOR A MOMENT

I HAVE POSTED THREE FLIES FOR YOUR JUDGMENT IN THE BEGINNERS CORNER BUT HAVE HAD NO REPLY I AM A BEGINNER, I WOULD'NT BE SO RUDE AS TO PRESUME THAT I AM NOT ..... MY FLIES HAVE BEEN VIEWED 56 TIMES AND 35 TIMES RESPECTIVELY BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO JUDGMENT, IS THERE SOMETHING I AM MISSING HERE...... HAVE I STEPPED OUT OF LINE..... SOMEBODY PLEASE PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY........ :dunno: REGARDS UGLYFATWELSHGUY

AND HERES MY GREENWELL SPIDER AND RED TAG AND MARCH BROWN

HERES MY ATTEMPT AT A MARCH BROWN SPIDER , NOW BE GENTLE GUYS.......... FATUGLYWELSHMAN

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by quillknot: march brown spider

MY USUAL METHOD OF CREATING A THROAT HACKLE IS STRIPPING A FEW FIBRES OFF THE HACKLE , BUNCH THEM TOGETHER AND TIE IN ....... I HAVE ON OCCASION TRIED THE ( DE FEO ) METHOD THAT IS CUTTING OUT THE MIDDLE SECTION OUT OF THE HACKLE AND TYING IN THE WHOLE HACKLE AS A THROAT HACKLE WITH UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS MAY I ADD I WONDER HOW MANY OF YOU GUYS AND GALLS TIE IN THE THROAT HACKLE WITHOUT TURNING THE FLY UPSIDE DOWN......

WHEN TYING WET FLIES ,DOES IT MATTER IF YOU USE A COLLAR HACKLE INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL THROAT HACKLE..... I.E WHEN TYING (BUTCHER OR GREENWELL GLORY )........ JIM.....

put this link in your url bar http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Shadow-Lake-Sport...sQ3amesstQQtZkm this guy is based in canada

HI THERE THE FAT UGLY WELSH GUY HERE !!!! BEING NEW TO THE FORUM AND NOT BEING SURE HOW TO BEGIN SWAPPING...... AND WHEN WEIGHING IT UP , IT MAY BE A LITTLE EXPENSIVE FOR ME , SO IF YOU DONT MIND GUYS I'LL TAKE A BACK SEAT.......

so where are the black hills of SD??????

I ALWAYS TIE IN BY THE STEM, IF I TIE IN BY THE TIP I FIND THE DAMN THING ALWAYS TWISTS ON ME MORE SO WHEN USEING PARTRIDGE

BRILLIANT WORK , A TIMELESS CLASSIC EXPERTLY TIED , IT WOULD GO DOWN A CRACKER WHERE I AM

WELL HELLO BIG E WYT TIN SIARAD CYMRAEG NE TYNNU FY GOES WYT TI........... AND YES YOU CAN CALL ME TAFF NO PROBLEM...... LOOK FORWARD TO MIXING WITH YOU GUYS

HI ALL,IT SEEMS MOST OF YOU MEMBERS ARE AMERICAN ,BE NICE TO SHOW SOME FLIES OFF AND SEE SOME OF YOURS AND ENTER SOME COMPS PERHAPS....... REGARDS UGLY WELSH FLY TYING MANIAC FROM MID WALES ,UK NOT ENGLAND