Here is my latest variation of the Thompson's Delectable Chironomid. It has been a a staple in my fly boxes since 1986 when I saw the pattern in Flies of the NORTHWEST by the Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club in Spokane, Washington. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49184503117_dbdb096cb3_z.jpg IMGP9...

Bling is extensively used when tying streamers and Salt Water flies but that is for another forum. ;) IMO the category of wingless wets where you can't use too much bling is that of tying Diptera (true flies) especially Chironomids. Here is a perfect example from my search for Silvery Chironomids Fr...

Bob, I first used a Zelon collar on my Firehole Flymph and then on my IBF White Miller Soft Hackle I created during the 2014 West Yellowstone Flymph Forum Rendezvous. https://flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5750&p=68309&hilit=IBF+White+Miller+soft+Hackle#p68309 The idea grew out of my using a Kr...

Ray,

These are on a Mustad 94840 #14. I wanted to stay higher in the water column because of the backlighting effect shown in Jason's photo. I will also try a heavier nymph hook and wire ribs to fish a little deeper or for swinging just subsurface in swifter current.

Bill

PMD Bling soft hackles... Inspired by Jason's TROUTNUT photos http://www.troutnut.com/hatch/7/Mayfly-Ephemerella-subvaria-Hendrickson and a tying session earlier this week at ronr's house I decided to add some more bling to my existing PMD patterns to test fish this year. The first one is tied with ...

Great looking flies!!

Reading the fine topic on a Spun body nymph by ForumGhillie https://flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8775 I followed his link to the excellent TroutNut web page. For those who question using too much bling with modern synthetics I would offer this photo to consider. Troutnut picture_194_full.jpg...

Beautiful flies but they appear to be wingless.

That is a gorgeous fly!!

DUBBN, Beautiful flies, I would catch fish on any of those and be glad to have them in my flybox. Are any of the bottom flies tied with fluorescent dubbing? I consider hot dubbing to be another kind of bling. I urge tyers to read What Fish See: Understanding optics and color shifts for designing lur...