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Kyle Hand

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  1. Here is a method I learned in a class I took from John Betts. After you tie your tail in, take your bodkin and lay it parallel to the hook shank (nearest you) with the point towards the front of the hook, wrap two wraps of thread around the bodkin and hook shank behind the tail. Move the bodkin so your thread comes up behind the tail and jams into the tail starting to "cant" the tail upwards. Next take your bodkin and place it perpendicular to the hook shank, behind the tail (with the point pointing away from you) and take one wrap of thread over the bodkin/shank and get it up under the tail just as close to the tail as you can get and pull the bodkin out. Now your tail should have a somewhat up cant and should be starting to split. This might be enough of a split but you can also use your finger at this point to split them more (the extra thread wraps behind the tail support it so you won't crush it) or make a couple wraps of thread between the tails to split them. I know my instructions are not the best but try it and see if you like it. I know it has a name but at this time I cannot remember it. Kyle
  2. Also try Warmwaterflyfisher.com and Warmwaterflytyer.com. These are two good sites if you are into tying warmwater stuff. They have some good articles and how to on their sites, plus they are good guys. Kyle
  3. I am a serious alternative tying source junky. I hang out at Michael's, Hobby Lobby, Cross Stitch and Fabric stores. Jo-Anne's has something new every time I walk in there. That being said I will warn you that some of the foam I have been buying at the craft stores does not float nearly as well as the stuff I can buy at the fly shop. You are probably not going to find many counter drilled beads at these places either. Now that I have put my foot in my mouth, one cannot argue with the results obtained by Ronn Lucas, Al Beaty, Fishy Fullum, Dave Whitlock, et al, who have produced very nice patterns from the stuff they get at these places. The ladies at the cross-stitch store love having me come in. They have a little bin they put some new stuff in just to show me when I come in. They also like to look at the salmon flies (bodies) and see other uses for their product. Hope this helps. Kyle
  4. OLB You most certainly can use deer hair for the tail. On comparadun patterns, I have always tied a split tail as it makes the fly a little more stable on the water. Kind of like a catamaran. I also like to tie some Comparaduns with polypro or antron sparkle yarn. This makes a very nice wing. As to how many strands to use for the wing, that is a personal preference. How much can you work with until the stuff becomes unmanageable. Remember you are just giving the fly a "wing profile". Hope this helps. Kyle
  5. Sully Thanks for the compliment. The fly comes from a book written by Mary Orvis Marbury titled "Favorite Flies and Their Histories", which is a book about antique bass, trout and lake flies. I imagine one could use it for Salmon. The Kensey hooks are from S. Allcock & Company which was/is an English hook maker. They are an antique hook and there are a few folks out there who have some. I am not a fly fishing or tying historian and this is what I think I know. As to where to find them. I got mine from another Salmon fly tier who had a couple of boxes. EBay or some research might be the way to go. There may even be someone on this list who has some they would be willing to part with. Email me off list and I will try to get you some more information. Kyle
  6. You know me Buid, always willing to take a few feathers from anyone willing to donate them to the cause. Talk to you soon. Kyle
  7. Did not really know where to put it as it is not a salmon/steelhead fly, but it has the gut eye like most of the salmon flies do. Since it is a bass/lake type fly, I figured the Warmwater forum was the place so here you go.
  8. I had someone at work last night tell me the same thing so I guess I need to "splain it better". That is not a weed guard, rather it is the silk gut tied in long with a loop on the end of it to attach to the leader. If you have the opportunity to see any of the older bass and trout flies, they were pre-snelled and this is my weak-ass attempt at doing that. Thanks for the compliments.
  9. A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Kyle Hand: Scarlet Ibis
  10. A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Kyle Hand: Gray Duke
  11. A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Kyle Hand: Grasshopper
  12. A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Kyle Hand: Vail
  13. A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Kyle Hand: Golden Rod
  14. A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Kyle Hand: Cheney
  15. In response to Brent, I enjoy tying the Salmon flies and some of the Classic Bass flies from the Mary Orvis Marbury book. I am just starting to tamper with some of the "Rangeley style" streamers. For regular tying, I enjoy trout and Saltwater patterns. I have tied commercially for about 18 years so I can and do tie about anything. There are some patterns that I have tied for folks that I just won't tie anymore. I have a damsel adult (doesn't everybody) that I enjoy tying for people at shows, but I will see a new pattern in a book or on the net and tie a few. Since I started tying the Salmon and Spey flies (about two years) I have moved away from the commercial aspect and enjoy the other tying quite a bit more. I have posted a couple of my flies and promise to get some of the others on here soon as soon as I figure out how to navigate around the site. Thanks for the kind words. Kyle
  16. I live in Ft. Worth, TX, not by choice, only for the job. I have been tying flies for almost 25 years. Lots of commercial tying and about two years of Salmon Fly tying. I have been lurking for a couple of days and looking at the various topics and pictures. I am impressed with what I see. I know some of the members already and look forward to getting to know the rest of you. I will figure out how to properly post pictures and responses before too long.
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