Thank you for your comments. The photo was taken in the English Lake District with a glimpse of Rydal Water in the background.
David

I post most of my tyings to an album on Flickr. I started doing this mainly because I tend to forget some of the dressings.

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David

Very nice Spidery is good - I like slightly longer hackles. I think they add to overall action of the fly.

David

Thank you for your favourable comments. Much appreciated. I do enjoy tying simple flies. I think it must be down to my Lancastrian heritage, being brought up on a diet of Snipe & Purple, Partridge & Orange and other North Country spiders.

David

Here is one that I have hopes for. I like very basic type flies Hends BL599 size 14 hook. Uni-thread 8/0 camel. Hends hare dubbing dark March brown for body with Rusty brown dubbing for thorax. Hen pheasant back patch hackle, slightly long in fibre. Sorry the photo is wrong way round - not sure what...

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 ...