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by Bazzer69
Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:52 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Keep on tying! (Greenwell's soft hackle)
Replies: 7
Views: 2748

Re: Keep on tying! (Greenwell's soft hackle)

letumgo wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:29 pm Can you show us your version of each? ;)
Ray, will do, but I just use the orginal standard patterns, but my materials might vary a bit from others. I’m playing with a new photography setup so it will take a little time to publish.
Barry
by Bazzer69
Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Keep on tying! (Greenwell's soft hackle)
Replies: 7
Views: 2748

Re: Keep on tying! (Greenwell's soft hackle)

Ray, I have to admit I seldom use soft hackles when guiding. It’s mostly chuck and duck with large indicators and nymphs. But in saying that I’ve done well on occasions with using soft hackles in place of nymphs. I generally stick to what I know works, it’s hard to experiment when a client is paying...
by Bazzer69
Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:54 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Keep on tying! (Greenwell's soft hackle)
Replies: 7
Views: 2748

Keep on tying! (Greenwell's soft hackle)

I wasn’t sure where to put this, but I think the fishing cabin is as good place as any. I’m not a great tyer because of poor vision up close, but my flies are strongly tied to withstand the rigors of casting and fishing. Here is a example of what I’m talking about.
Barry
by Bazzer69
Tue Dec 24, 2019 4:18 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Bead Thoraxed Soft Hackled Nymphs
Replies: 19
Views: 6828

Re: Bead Thoraxed Soft Hackled Nymphs

DUBBN wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2019 3:49 pm For me copper was the original "bling".
Image

In The Riffle Sawyer PT
Not quite a FS tied them, but good enough to fool the same number of fish. ( I’ve got some FS originals)

Merry Xmas to one and all
by Bazzer69
Tue Dec 24, 2019 3:34 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Bead Thoraxed Soft Hackled Nymphs
Replies: 19
Views: 6828

Re: Bead Thoraxed Soft Hackled Nymphs

Copper wire or a little squished lead foil underneath the thorax is perfectly acceptable in my book. Certainly does not add “bling” unless your fishing for pike or bass.
by Bazzer69
Tue Dec 24, 2019 2:51 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Bead Thoraxed Soft Hackled Nymphs
Replies: 19
Views: 6828

Re: Bead Thoraxed Soft Hackled Nymphs

If you look at most brass beads they have a larger hole at one end than the other. The original use for this was to slide a bead onto your tippet when extra weight was required, the larger hole going over the knot and eye of the fly. Still a very useful way of turning any non beaded fly into a beade...
by Bazzer69
Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:23 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: seal's fur or kid mohair for dubbing
Replies: 14
Views: 4675

Re: seal's fur or kid mohair for dubbing

Earlier this year I purchased a very large bag of baby seals fur on eBay which cane from the U.K. it’s enough to fill a gallon ziplock bag with. I actually was given a similar sized bag of dogs fur which I got when in Petco from the dog groomer it was a yellow lab retriever. They simply gave it to m...
by Bazzer69
Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:38 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
Topic: Spun body nymph
Replies: 20
Views: 7561

Re: Spun body nymph

I used to punt on the river Cam, which is in Cambridge, during my lunch breaks and weather permitting. There is a flock of swans there that know how to ring a small bell that is hanging over the river when they are hungry. Smoked salmon sandwiches and a bottle of bubbly. No trout there but plenty of...
by Bazzer69
Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:19 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
Topic: Spun body nymph
Replies: 20
Views: 7561

Re: Spun body nymph

Polly R was a terrific fly tyer, I know his patterns best for his steelhead flies. His nymphs had a beautiful slim design to them, he certainly didn’t waste material. Looking at the pictures linked in this thread I feel it’s a great pity that the importance of conservation apparently wasn’t understo...
by Bazzer69
Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:37 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
Topic: Tups
Replies: 21
Views: 6962

Re: Tups

Bazzer69, Howdy; Has anyone have any genuine Tups dubbing. By that I don’t mean recent blends but dubbing that’s been verified as being from the early 1900’s? I’m looking for the impossible? Certainly, but no harm in asking. I would like to borrow some and then return it. I would only need a tiny s...