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by Premerger
Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:35 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: New here, I would appreciate some help
Replies: 20
Views: 8381

Re: New here, I would appreciate some help

Well done with your ties.
How did you tie the hackle in?
Partridge and grouse can be tied in tip first for spiders. There's a good explanation of that technique in Robert Smith's North Country Flies.
by Premerger
Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:01 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Hackle Pliers
Replies: 18
Views: 10567

Re: Hackle Pliers

The one I've found most useful for smaller hackles is the basic Stonflo model. Your J. Dorin ones look nice William. Tim, I'm not sure what I would do if I ever wore out the J Dorins I use. I have half a dozen and if I ever found them available again, I'd probably snag them. I haven't seen them in ...
by Premerger
Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:13 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Hackle Pliers
Replies: 18
Views: 10567

Re: Hackle Pliers

The one I've found most useful for smaller hackles is the basic Stonflo model.

Your J. Dorin ones look nice William.
by Premerger
Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:51 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
Topic: Guides Choice and P&Y
Replies: 4
Views: 2045

Re: Guides Choice and P&Y

Nice going Wayne.
The garden can wait.
by Premerger
Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:29 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: New Millennium Black and Rubber
Replies: 4
Views: 2163

Re: New Millennium Black and Rubber

I don't know about heresy John but did you catch fish with it?
by Premerger
Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:08 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
Topic: Adair...
Replies: 8
Views: 3758

Re: Adair...

Thank you Ray and Hank. It's good to see flymphs tied again. Under Carl's nice Grey grizzly flymph, the photo posted by Lance of Pete Hidy's flymphs shows how bold the soft hackles are. They're long, up to 3X gape distance and there's numerous turns of hackle. By spiralling the tying thread back thr...
by Premerger
Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:32 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Been a while, photo intensive open at own risk ;)
Replies: 9
Views: 3536

Re: Been a while, photo intensive open at own risk ;)

Great tying Karsten.
I'd be confident fishing any of those flies in larger water.
They're true to type and it's good to see the colour bleeding through in the bodies.
Top marks.
The photography is great too.
by Premerger
Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:03 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
Topic: Adair...
Replies: 8
Views: 3758

Re: Adair...

Nice tie Johnno.
Why did you call it Adair?
by Premerger
Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:26 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Wingless Wets | Soft Hackles | Flymphs
Replies: 10
Views: 9143

Re: Wingless Wets | Soft Hackles | Flymphs

The usage I like, rather than strict rules goes like this. Wet flies have wings. Flymphs are constructed with separately spun bodies in the style of James Leisenring and Pete Hidy. Wingless wets are fished wet and don't have wings (!) Soft hackles can be any shit you like that uses softer hackles. T...
by Premerger
Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:08 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Woodie Upper and #5 Yellow
Replies: 18
Views: 8932

Re: Woodie Upper and #5 Yellow

Golden plover skin for an immature wood duck? Who'd part with golden plover?
Sounds to me like a New Zealand colonial deal, your 240,000 acres for these 2 muskets :-).