Jon Boy

hi all

i think i started this back in november to have a full range of wets to do me for march april and a bit of may

i have never possesed a full leaf of flies before

i found this a hard task to accoplish i am not a prolific tier and hate tying the same pattern

the other side of the box is for dries which i will start after some nymphs

any way here is the box

all the best

john

hi ray

i like this a lot

it has a nice baitfish profile to it

i was going to tie this for my streamer box when i get it going

i will reference your tie for the shape

i am wondering what a dubbed body of something like pearl ice dub will look like im thinking i will give a nice shiny belly like a juvenile fish

all the best

john

hi all

just letting you know that one of the members of FTF Peaty Mann has been posting videos on you tube

those who have seen his flies before can see he is one of the best flytiers around

you will learn a lot from these

many thaks to davy for sharing jis knowledge for free

Davys You Tube Page

all the best

john

hi all

inspired by micke postings i decided to post something myself

i had a pack of gold bartleets in a size 1/0

i was not sure what to do with them until i remembered mickes postings

i think i will convert a few classic to these fox hairwings for use in springtime

all the best

john

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Jon Boy:

Goldfinch

hi micke

just wondering in what type of conditions would you use these big singes

all the best

john

hi davie

excellent step by step

many thanks for posting

will have to tie a few of these up

all the best

john

Hi Micke

Super Tying as always

I will have to add some fox hair wings on singles to the fly boy

by the way what size is that one

i really like the ice dub head

all the best

john

PM sent Ray

hi harold

i see you are talking about using mono

the article i read about cat gut the properties of this material is that it absords water and swells and becomes a kind of translucent

this does not occur with mono

click on this link catgut select the techniques button followed by advantage poland

looks like this is gonna be a good search for catgut

Paul yes i have that copy of todays flyfisher going to look for it now

all the best

john

that is a super fly paul

i read an article about cat gut in a british magazine and it is good to see from the polish masters themselves

also many thanks for the step by step

i have tried searching the web for catgut to buy wondering where do you get yours

all the best

john

hi Phil

nice tying

hope to have some flies of this style in my box for next season

thanks for the inspiration

all the best

john

hi catskilljohn

very nice fly certainly has lots of movement

just one question

how do you go about rigging up the hook to the waddington?

all the best

john

hi davy

excellent flies as usual

its worth remembering that simple patterns also work well pink clouser

however we are flytiers and its nice to have something extra

davy if you have time i would like to see a close up photo and a material list

now just to show what your flies are gonna catch

all the best

john

voting done

thanks to all and thanks to will

all the best

john

hi Aarne

beautiful fish

what is the name of the river you caught it on

i would like to see a picture of the fly it took

all the best

john

nothing beats looking at nice nice box of flies

excellent job

all the best

john

i like this

something to use on a bright day in clear water

all the best

john

kev

you have a lot of europen infulence going on there

you must have some experience of competition fishing?

all the best

john

i like this fly very much

is it a scud hook you are using?

all the best

john

very nice flies

are you using thes for trout fishing and if so what range are you fishing at

all the best

john

hi ray

all my tying at the minute is geared towards streams

for wet fly fishing ill use a floating line

all the best

john

hi all

this one i use for large dark olives that are egg laying

before winding the body put a little varnish on the hook

i would prefere if the dun hackle was a little darker but it seem to work ok enough

hope you all like it

all the best

john

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Jon Boy:

Phesant Tail

hi shaq

nice looking tube

i assume there is a lot of movement in the water

will have to experiment with this style for the atlantics next year

all the best

john