Thanks to everyone for your comments. All my photos are taken with my iPhone SE (2020) version. I'm going to have to tie some of those. Both flies look great. David, with that background in your photo, that's got to be the fly photo of the year. And the year just started. :D Thanks. The background i...

Here is an old fly from the Yorkshire Dales.
Hends BL599 size 14 hook. Uni-thread 8/0 purple underbody with peacock herl over wrapped followed by hackle from the underwing of a coot. Finished off with peacock herl head.

David

If you haven’t tied before and are learning, I’d go for the Indian Hen. They really are very good value. Hell I’ve been tying for 45 years and still hunt them out when I can..... 8-) Another vote for Indian Hen capes from me. I too have been tying for many years. I live in the UK and a lot of the A...

A delightful little fly, and highly effective no doubt. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Is that a Hopper pattern in the background? I love fishing hoppers/terrestrials during the summer. Love to hear them splat on the water, and watch the ripples emanating outwards. Anticipation building every ...

Merry Christmas everybody. I hope you all have a happy and healthy New Year with plenty of tight lines. I couldn’t resist time at the Vice yesterday. Here is the Christmas Spider. 3984C012-12E5-4DF2-A27A-EE6FB95A9AD6.jpeg Hends BL599 size 14 hook. UTC 70 red thread. Body of thread and one Toho 15/0 ...

Tyflyz toolz hackle tweezers. Best hackle pliers I have ever used. You can get them at J Stockard. Tyflyz toolz hackle tweezers.jpg I too can vouch for these. I bought them a few weeks ago and am very impressed. I tie a lot of small flies using small and delicate hackles. They are fantastic. David

Couple of wet flies tied with Jay. Jay & yellow spider Hends BL599 size 14 hook with Danville’s flymaster 6/0 yellow thread and Jay hackle taken ( fawn feather from wing) 26C18EAB-73F7-4E82-9137-B47B76351E75.jpeg Jay & blue spider Same materials as above except used Uni-thread Doc blue 703A7...

Beautiful. I would be proud of that.
David

I tie all my flies with a magnifying glass and have tied as small as size 28. However after spending more time on the bank trying to get the things out of my fly box then tying on my leader I decided life is too short. Quite a bit short in my case. I now only tie #20 very occasionally and usually st...

Hey Folks, I have become intrigued by the Valsesiana style of wet flies and would like to do them justice, apart from tying them in hand. My old friend Arthur Itis keeps me from doing that, even though I attempted a couple of size 12's. (We won't talk about those.) Game bird feathers are used prima...