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6 hours ago, Kimo said:

Damsel - Tarcher



Kimo

Hi Kimo, That's an awesome fly, please supply info. on this, thanks. By the way is that Ratfink's cousin Iggy in the background?

​​Hi CSB1, I've placed 3 orders with Feather Emporium in 2020, the products are high quality many with unique colors. My last order of 2 capes was placed 2/19 and received 2/27, no problems here!

Tarcher - Damsel

 

 

Kimo

​​​Kimo, Tarcher Nymph is an excellent example of a fly's evolution, have you ever had conversation with Ken Iwamasa on this fly?

​Hi Tim, I'll keep an eye out for your mug, looking forward to your presentations.

Harvard Eide, Great photo composition and flies aren't too bad either, Ha Ha. Please keep them coming.

 

Sawada's Badger Quill

hook – Dai Riki 075 #10

thread - Danville 6/0 black

tail - hen black

body - turkey biot dyed black (original calls for condor; they do things differently in Japan, I guess)

wing - hen grizzly hackle tips

hackle - hen badger

Regards,

Scott

 

​Hi Scott, Overall this is an outstanding fly, looking at it I start to hear the theme song from Jaws, well done!

Hi Bob, This book is not for the casual CDC fly tyer, it is a thorough study of CDC. After reviewing the book one can see why the cost, 75% of book is photos detail tying techniques. With the names Marc Petitjean and Barry Ord Clarke on cover I would expect nothing but the best. Money well spent for the knowledge obtained.

Lucian, I enjoyed watching this, a little video for a little fly, will tie some soon, thanks.

Lucian, your explanation and photos are fabulous. I especially like the fly using the jig hook,

I'll give that a go in the future, thanks!

Wow ! That's a beast of a trout fly Scott. I especially like the body shape, what's your technique tying on the foam ?

Cream, I really that emerger, has a lot of visual action just sitting there!

Kimo, Great color combination, very buggy looking!

Hi Lucian, This fly has great proportions with the longer hook, I plan to tie some up, perhaps with black nickel bead. Thanks for the idea!

 

A #4/0 Jock Scott

 

Havard Eide, I admire the craftsmanship and artistic talent it took to tie that fly, a true Classic. Having never attempted such a fly would you give a rough idea how much time and investment in materials is involved in this fly?

Enjoyed the video, well paced, I especially liked the details on final trimming, thanks!

Ausable Stonefly (variation)

 

 

 

 

Playing around with Fran Betters' take on the Stimi. The wing calls for everything from woodchuck to coastal deer hair; used some bleached moose body I picked up at Blue Ribbon last fall. Also, I dialed back the bulk and length of the wing & tail from the original; personal preference.

 

hook - Dai Riki 730 #10

thread - MFC 6/0 hot orange

tail - bleached moose body

rib - x-small wire gold

body - dubbing amber/orange mix

body hackle - brown

wing - bleached moose body

hackle - brown

 

 

Regards,

Scott

Scott, Your sparse rendition gives the Ausable Stonefly a fresh look, I think Fran would approve.

Papa Baske, I find your Mickey Finn to have a unique look to it, what hook did you use?

Also the photographic composition is very well done.

TheCream, Looks like a killer pattern. Outstanding photo which helps define fly's size and color.

Did you flatten the body on these flies?

Deaddrifter, I found your evaluation to be well written and a good assessment of both vises, well done!

Howell, Michigan. Originally from the Catskill Mountians fishing mostly the Esopus and Kaaterskill creeks.

It's Vise Fishing, no bites yet!

Before the others mentioned there was Hans Weilenmann (Flytier"s Page), still the best!

Hi Barry, Belive you are refering to the Pro Vice which can be found on the Vertual Nymph web site.