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by wsbailey
Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:17 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Leisenrings method revisited
Replies: 12
Views: 11608

Re: Leisenrings method revisited

If you do have a swap I make several kinds including cobbler's wax. Bill
by wsbailey
Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:43 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: "I dubbed Leisenring fashion"
Replies: 25
Views: 22139

Re: "I dubbed Leisenring fashion"

Type in spinning block in the search box and it will take you there. Because this book is limited preview some of the pages are missing and you stopped at a missing page. Bill
by wsbailey
Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:13 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: "I dubbed Leisenring fashion"
Replies: 25
Views: 22139

Re: "I dubbed Leisenring fashion"

On pages 100 - 102 there is an interesting section on spinning blocks. Bill

http://books.google.com/books?id=yYlpfJ ... q=&f=false
by wsbailey
Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:17 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Spiders etc
Replies: 8
Views: 5089

Re: Spiders etc

Interesting that he uses the Ashima F45 on his flies; http://www.srtroutsupply.com/images/143_F-45.jpg I wrote a couple of very favourable review of these hooks some years ago, if they had been available in straight eyes, and I had been able to get hold of them easily, I would probably be using the...
by wsbailey
Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:35 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Stonefly Soft Hackles?
Replies: 11
Views: 7554

Re: Stonefly Soft Hackles?

In the book " Soft Hackled Fly Addict" by Sylvester Nemes the author lists two flies for stoneflies. One is Dean's Black and the other is Black and Red dun. Bill
by wsbailey
Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:12 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Berners
Replies: 11
Views: 8858

Re: Berners

Hi Mike, No, it's just some wool I got for cheap on craigslist. I use it for dye tests so I can see the result without screwing up something rare and expensive. The Berlin wool that I dye is an imported yarn exactly the same as the original. One of the fly tyers I correspond with was in Scotland and...
by wsbailey
Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:27 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Berners
Replies: 11
Views: 8858

Re: Berners

I have been reading "Dame Juliana" by Buller and Falkus. Over the centuries there has been a lively debate on which insect is represented by each fly. For the Tandy Fly there are several choices: J W Hill Mayfly GEM Skues Oak fly E Taverner Greendrake J Heddon Summer Mayfly M Greenhalgh Se...
by wsbailey
Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:05 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Berners
Replies: 11
Views: 8858

Re: Berners

!n case anyone is interested:

http://www.ilab.org/db/book843_15240.html
by wsbailey
Mon May 11, 2009 10:21 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Wet Fly History including Flymphs
Replies: 4
Views: 4207

Re: Wet Fly History including Flymphs

You can use Google Translate to translate the non-English pages into English. It's not even close to perfect but it is quick and free. Here is a link to the book by Cutcliffe mentioned in the article.The hackle descriptions are almost unbearable. Bill http://openlibrary.org/b/OL7086693M/art-of-trout...
by wsbailey
Mon May 11, 2009 3:08 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Wet Fly History including Flymphs
Replies: 4
Views: 4207

Wet Fly History including Flymphs

I found this interesting and I thought others would too. Bill

http://www.flyfishingdevon.co.uk/wet%20 ... ymphs.html