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- Sat Feb 06, 2016 2:48 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Your Most Productive flies in 2015
- Replies: 37
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Re: Your Most Productive flies in 2015
"Tim, I can see how each of these would have put a lot of fish on the line for you. That caddis is excellent. Curious about the materials and if you ever swim it below the surface. And the Hare's Lug flies are impeccable. I'd feel very confident with a box of these, tied either way. I love them...
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 12:50 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Your Most Productive flies in 2015
- Replies: 37
- Views: 24065
Re: Your Most Productive flies in 2015
William, I'm trying to get past your "Gold tinsel (irregularly spaced wraps, seemed to be a trend) but am having difficulty! Are there others here who feel the same way? Please humour me here, I couldn't deliberately tie tinsel like that :-). I don't know what my most successful pattern was but...
- Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:15 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Grouse and Goose Twist Softhackle
- Replies: 19
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Re: Grouse and Goose Twist Softhackle
A beauty William, nicely matched with hackle and body.
What grouse is the hackle from?
The colour looks like a Woodcock hackle.
You will b looking forward to using this one.
What grouse is the hackle from?
The colour looks like a Woodcock hackle.
You will b looking forward to using this one.
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 4:14 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Waterhen bloa
- Replies: 28
- Views: 27452
Re: Waterhen bloa
That's nice Ruard.
What fur have you used in the thorax?
What fur have you used in the thorax?
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 12:49 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Waterhen bloa
- Replies: 28
- Views: 27452
Re: Waterhen bloa
Thank you Bill.
There are good comments in the post as well.
You're handling of the mole is admirable.
There are good comments in the post as well.
You're handling of the mole is admirable.
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 4:03 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Waterhen bloa
- Replies: 28
- Views: 27452
Re: Waterhen bloa
After these good suggestions for subs, I hope some of you will post your Waterhen bloas.
- Wed Jan 13, 2016 3:30 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Woodcock and Hare Flymph
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13936
Re: Woodcock and Hare Flymph
Timberdoodle. Thought I'd heard it all!Smuggler wrote:On the timberdoodle kick I see. Great bird and a wonderful pattern! I bet that rib works out for you.
Nice ties William. I bet you're looking forward to using them.
- Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:16 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Waterhen bloa
- Replies: 28
- Views: 27452
Re: Waterhen bloa
Thanks for the comments and the photos.
It'd be interesting to see pine squirrel.
It'd be interesting to see pine squirrel.
- Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:22 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Waterhen bloa
- Replies: 28
- Views: 27452
Re: Waterhen bloa
Dandy flies! Such a nice color combination. The mole gives the primrose silk an olive cast. Nicely complimented by the dun waterhen hackle. The waterhen bloa makes a nice pale morning dun imitation. I like the look of it Ray and know that it does work. Robert Smith wrote that a water rat body gives...
- Sun Jan 10, 2016 2:25 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Waterhen bloa
- Replies: 28
- Views: 27452
Re: Waterhen bloa
My hide came from the UK.
This is the only place I found selling it here,
http://www.flysite.co.nz/store/57/282/Moleskin
Don't think I can help with rain sorry. Could I interest you in some wind?
This is the only place I found selling it here,
http://www.flysite.co.nz/store/57/282/Moleskin
Don't think I can help with rain sorry. Could I interest you in some wind?