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by TZNorway
Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:15 am
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: capercaillie hen for fly tying
Replies: 7
Views: 3395

Re: capercaillie hen for fly tying

letumgo wrote: Tue Sep 24, 2019 5:46 pm Could you post a picture of the skin? I’d love to see the range of feathers the skin offers.
I have the image on Instagram as well.

https://instagram.com/p/B21QZlSo0j6/
by TZNorway
Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:56 pm
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: capercaillie hen for fly tying
Replies: 7
Views: 3395

capercaillie hen for fly tying

Hi into the round of experts.

I got two capercaillie hens from a hunter friend. Very interesting feathers for fly tying I think. Anybody having an idea which patterns these traditionally where used in?

Thanks for the input beforehand.

Cheers & tight lines,
TZ
by TZNorway
Thu Sep 12, 2019 4:30 pm
Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
Topic: Partridge and Hares Ear (Pete Hidy) - Tutorial (SBS)
Replies: 22
Views: 15682

Re: Partridge and Hares Ear (Pete Hidy) - Tutorial (SBS)

Yeah, another magnet man :-) I also have those small magnets pretty much everywhere.

How can I upload images?
by TZNorway
Thu Sep 12, 2019 4:12 pm
Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
Topic: the most versatile dry ever? Griffiths Gnat
Replies: 1
Views: 2147

the most versatile dry ever? Griffiths Gnat

This fly is close to my heart as I have not caught more fish on any other dry fly. I tie in sizes 14 to 18. My last trout on it was good a 2,2kg (4,85pounds) angry wild brown trout. It slammed the fly hard and just took off with it. I also caught very good grayling on this fly. I always twisted the ...
by TZNorway
Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:13 am
Forum: Reference Material
Topic: Handy Photo Cheatsheet
Replies: 3
Views: 20803

Re: Handy Photo Cheatsheet

brilliant ...
by TZNorway
Wed Sep 11, 2019 6:03 pm
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: Availability of Spider Materials Today
Replies: 40
Views: 21615

Re: Availability of Spider Materials To

I don’t know this first hand but it is my understanding that many of the birds used in fly tying were available whole at food markets in England in the past. I get this impression from writers such as Skues. Certainly many of those who fished also hunted or knew hunters. There are also the birds th...
by TZNorway
Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:14 pm
Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
Topic: Flies made with material taken from a hares mask & hares feet
Replies: 2
Views: 2733

Re: Flies made with material taken from a hares mask & hares feet

correct. The hare emerger is also described in Bobs book - "What Trout want". In my tying descriptions I usually reference to his work as he has researched and explained much more in detail why such patterns work so well. I believe it is a further development from the deer hair emerger, wh...
by TZNorway
Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:21 pm
Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
Topic: Hydropsyche (caddis) larva
Replies: 2
Views: 2649

Re: Hydropsyche (caddis) larva

DUBBN wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:18 pm Well done. Very impressive!
Thx .. Konstanse knows what she's doing ;-)
by TZNorway
Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:54 pm
Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
Topic: Hydropsyche (caddis) larva
Replies: 2
Views: 2649

Hydropsyche (caddis) larva

Hi,

I´d like to share a version of Oliver Edwards Hydropsyche Larva. Here is the video of my Girlfriend & fishing companion tying it.

Cheers,
TZ