Hi Folks, Been a while since I visited or posted. We moved to Auckland NZ fr OZ last Dec to start a dream job. Interesting times some good some not so good. Were currently undergoing a min 4week Covid-19 self isolation with all non essential services closed :( What better to do than tie... I really ...

Stunning tie and photo Carl, you set the bar as high as it can go my friend!

Beautimus to the power of ten, that’s a lovely rendition of a difficult tie, tip of the hat to you good Sir! K

Love this post Ray, so cool

Thank you all for the kind comments. DD you’re just jealous I have the deluxe model instamatic :P Carl you are right I did use that approach, it’s also my fav method of the two. I Shared a pattern with a friend who googled the pattern and found a post of yours in the fly tying forum where I left a c...

Hi Johnno, it’s based on one of the plates in GEM skues book ‘ Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream’.
Not a pattern as such just one of the ways he tied a nymph.
You can see the plates in this link if you like;
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/feature ... art227.php

Hi Folks, Been a while, thought I'd get my act together and post my first flea for 2020 ;) Why not a GEM Skues numph tied with materials he probably didn't use but would have liked to :geek: Sz 14 Kamasan b175 tails, wingcase n legs are Whiting farms CDL Hen Rib is XS gold oval french tinsel Dubbing...

Thank youse all youse are all great
You misspelled the word title too Bob, I won’t ask what you had on the brain

I posted a prince numph in the numph section of this forum a while ago that used the same technique...

Dulls down the bling a bit and adds lots of movement...

Looks fantastic Bill!
Now imagine one with 12 either side

Thanks Dana and Roadkill, Still finding my way in this new to me journey. I love to teach and share knowledge and hope to reach a broader audience through the videos. I’m still refining my workflow, if you could see the positions I’m in when I’m tying :? There’s either a camera obscuring my view or ...