Claudia 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2010 Loads of Lovely flies posted latly! pure eycandy! heres The Nicholson. Ps. this one i tied in the vise, not in hand. Bearhug C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gustav F. 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2010 That fly is plain stunning Claudia. I lift my hat off for you (or whatever the equivilent is in english) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoctorD 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2010 I really like that irresistable and the craydaddy. Good practical ties. LRH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gustav F. 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2010 Some of my latest flies: Don't mind the swedish.. /Gustav Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smallieFanatic 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2010 Wow sick flies Gustav! My favorites are the Hopper and the backwards parachute. Nice tying!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gustav F. 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2010 Thanks a bundle Jan, your words are really appreciated! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChuckingFluff 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2010 Wow sick flies Gustav! My favorites are the Hopper and the backwards parachute. Nice tying!! Ditto on what Jan said. We have another talented youngster among us :headbang: What did you use for the wing case on the hopper? it looks great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gustav F. 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 Wow sick flies Gustav! My favorites are the Hopper and the backwards parachute. Nice tying!! Ditto on what Jan said. We have another talented youngster among us :headbang: What did you use for the wing case on the hopper? it looks great. Many thanks Chuck! It's made from organza used for embroidery, coloured olive with a marker pen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dart 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 I still owe BigDaddyHub some soft hackles, and I've been getting back into the swing of things practicing on them today. I've always struggled with consistency on how I tie in the partridge feather on soft hackles, but I think I've finally settled on a method. In the thread 'Soft hackle question', rockworm posted a link to a step by step that shows the feather being tied in this way. It seems to work much better on partridge hackle if you're trying to achieve the swept back look with a small-ish head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smallieFanatic 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 Sweet softy Dart! Well tied indeed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishyboY 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 wow gustav fantastic. I think the backwards parachute is great! is the eye of the hook suppose to sink while the parachute stays up so it imitates an emerging fly? Dart- Great Soft Hackle on of my favorites! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firetiger 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2010 Good job Gustav; I like your spider - that is some piece of clean work! I got tied up in swaps again, so it was 15 wet March Browns for me today. It is said that tying in bulk is good for your soul. I doubt that, but surely the last ones seemed neater and easier than the first. J. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gustav F. 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2010 wow gustav fantastic. I think the backwards parachute is great! is the eye of the hook suppose to sink while the parachute stays up so it imitates an emerging fly? Thank you! Yup that's the point. Good job Gustav; I like your spider - that is some piece of clean work! I got tied up in swaps again, so it was 15 wet March Browns for me today. It is said that tying in bulk is good for your soul. I doubt that, but surely the last ones seemed neater and easier than the first. J. Glad you liked it Nice wet march by the way, did you hackle it with badger hen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Legg 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2010 Some of my latest flies: Don't mind the swedish.. /Gustav Those are gorgeous! It's the new vise isn't it? j/k... I saw your beautiful flies before when you only had a really nice vise! David <>< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Legg 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2010 I still owe BigDaddyHub some soft hackles, and I've been getting back into the swing of things practicing on them today. I've always struggled with consistency on how I tie in the partridge feather on soft hackles, but I think I've finally settled on a method. In the thread 'Soft hackle question', rockworm posted a link to a step by step that shows the feather being tied in this way. It seems to work much better on partridge hackle if you're trying to achieve the swept back look with a small-ish head. It sure is working for you. That is one beautiful fly! David <>< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites