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- Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:25 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Fluro A#$*d BWO
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6941
Re: Fluro A#$*d BWO
Thanks William, Glad your inspired to stick some fluro butts on a few traditional north country spiders. You're probably right about going to hell, seeing I did it publicly first I'll be there before you ;) Pritt is no doubt turning in his grave at the thought or wishing he had accesss to a similar ...
- Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:32 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Catskill inspired...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5156
Catskill inspired...
Experimenting at the vise today I tied a few Catskill style quill body dries. I've never used peacock quill before, it makes a beautiful body. Anyhow I decided to tie a soft hackle version before calling it quits, thought I'd share the result... Hook- 12#Tiemco100BL Thread- White for underbody Wine ...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:29 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Claret & Prairie Chicken
- Replies: 25
- Views: 27742
Re: Claret & Prairie Chicken
What an awesome looking tie tie2fish. Beautiful proportions and lovely colour/material choices, you've done your fiends Prairie Chicken neck hackles proud...
I love the traditional looking patterns, makes me wish I had more of my materials with me.
I love the traditional looking patterns, makes me wish I had more of my materials with me.
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:44 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Size 18 Claret Softie
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6243
Re: Size 18 Claret Softie
Hi Kelly L. - Thanks for all your kind comments on my recent submissions. I'm relatively new to tying soft hackles but having been tying for some time. This is the right place to pull up a chair and ask away to learn how to tie soft hackles, I guess you already know that. Everything I've learnt reg...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:38 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Do trout eat carrots?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3550
Re: Do carp eat carrots?
I'm pleased to see carp flies on such a high-falutin forum. Do swamp pigs eat Carrots!!!! :shock: :o Wash your mouth out with soap good Sir and clean thy spectacles before making such an unforgivable statement! Trout good Sir not Carp are the quarry. :lol: :lol: I assure you that all Carp caught by...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:25 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Fluro A#$*d BWO
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6941
Re: Fluro A#$*d BWO
Thanks for all your comments guys
Those Candy Apple soft hackles are gorgeous! I like the idea of halving the single strand of floss to cut down on bulk. Thanks for sharing the link Ray...
I aggree Carl it's an emormous BWO but I didn't have a smaller hackle available.
Those Candy Apple soft hackles are gorgeous! I like the idea of halving the single strand of floss to cut down on bulk. Thanks for sharing the link Ray...
I aggree Carl it's an emormous BWO but I didn't have a smaller hackle available.
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:15 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Meat & Spuds kinda softie...
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8042
Re: Meat & Spuds kinda softie...
Thanks Kelly L. I'm glad you like the fly :) Donald- Hmmm a softie aye? Thanks for the heads up on the Scottish meaning. seeing I'm a born in Germany Aussie living in London (There's no hope!) I think I'll knowingly carry on calling them softie's without feeling too worried about it :oops: ;) Oh &am...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:57 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Carrot Nymph (GEM Skues pattern)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3657
Re: Carrot Nymph (GEM Skues pattern)
That's pretty cool buddy, I love the flow (from my post to Donald's reply to your rendition of that reply) thanks for tying it. Not sure it looks like a carrot though, maybe a chernobyl carrot, the general was ahead of his time ;) Btw - I didn't want to hijack Karsten's post, so I figured I would po...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:54 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Do trout eat carrots?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3550
Re: Do trout eat carrots?
Thanks for the recipe Donald. I don't have the materials to tie it so I'm glad Ray has beaten me to it :D Here's Ray's rendition of the pattern description shared by Donald; http://flyfischa.smugmug.com/Flyfishing/Soft-Hackles/i-pG5MBsX/0/L/gem-skues-carrot-L.jpg photographed & tied by Ray (letu...
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:50 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Fluro A#$*d BWO
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6941
Fluro A#$*d BWO
One more soft hackle before it's back to tying comp flies for a while :? http://flyfischa.smugmug.com/Flyfishing/Soft-Hackles/i-mtSqpXL/0/L/green-ass-softie-2-L.jpg http://flyfischa.smugmug.com/Flyfishing/Soft-Hackles/i-2LXvSZL/0/L/green-ass-softie-1-L.jpg http://flyfischa.smugmug.com/Flyfishing/Sof...