August Flies From the Vise

[McFlyLures 0]

3 hours ago, TSMcDougald said:

@McFlyLures nice fly!

Thank you

[Mark Knapp 0]

Some more mayflies.

[samsonboi 0]

8 hours ago, Sandan said:

First, don't offer criticism of any kind unless it's asked for, some folks don't appreciate it.

Second, on your Goddard's pack the spun hair more densely/tighter.  They'll float better and it's easier to trim. Do you trim with a razor blade?

Yeah, but I used scissors for those ones. My sharp razor blade stash is low and I haven't gotten around to ordering more. Maybe I'll sharpen the old ones so they work again.

[Justin H 0]

9 hours ago, Mark Knapp said:

Some more mayflies.

Those look great Mark! I especially like the parachute fly--very buggy. Just curious, why are the top three coated with something (I assume UV resin?) and the bottom two are not?

[RickZieger 0]

Some recent ties

 

[RickZieger 0]

More ties

 

[Mike West 0]

Nice job Mark!

[Mark Knapp 0]

4 hours ago, Justin H said:

Those look great Mark! I especially like the parachute fly--very buggy. Just curious, why are the top three coated with something (I assume UV resin?) and the bottom two are not?

I'm just trying a bunch of different things to see what I like the most. You'll notice, there are changes in all of them, different materials, different techniques. I coated some of the flies to hopefully make them more durable. I left the others un-coated to test them that way, see how long they last. They will all be fished. If they were just for looking at, I think I would have left them all un-coated. I think they look cleaner that way.

[Kimo 0]

C

[Mark Knapp 0]

1 minute ago, Kimo said:

Photo of nymph using my phone, 2.5 enlargement with phone.
Fly was lit using my tying lamps and a mirror underneath.



Kimo

Wow, that's crazy good.

[Kimo 0]

4 minutes ago, Mark Knapp said:

Wow, that's crazy good.

Too much contrast but thanks.

Kimo

[Mark Knapp 0]

9 minutes ago, Kimo said:

Too much contrast but thanks.

Kimo

I can see the ramped up contrast but it's still crazy good.

[Meeshka 0]

Nice.  Too bad for me - had to buy a new cell phone last weekend but chinced out on the one with zoom

 

[xterrabill 0]

today I tied these, 16's and 18's, that's about as small as I can go.

[Justin H 0]

2 hours ago, Mark Knapp said:

I'm just trying a bunch of different things to see what I like the most. You'll notice, there are changes in all of them, different materials, different techniques. I coated some of the flies to hopefully make them more durable. I left the others un-coated to test them that way, see how long they last. They will all be fished. If they were just for looking at, I think I would have left them all un-coated. I think they look cleaner that way.

Thanks, that makes sense, I definitely agree that the un-coated ones look nicer.