Tyflyz toolz hackle tweezers. Best hackle pliers I have ever used. You can get them at J Stockard. Tyflyz toolz hackle tweezers.jpg I too can vouch for these. I bought them a few weeks ago and am very impressed. I tie a lot of small flies using small and delicate hackles. They are fantastic. David

Couple of wet flies tied with Jay. Jay & yellow spider Hends BL599 size 14 hook with Danville’s flymaster 6/0 yellow thread and Jay hackle taken ( fawn feather from wing) 26C18EAB-73F7-4E82-9137-B47B76351E75.jpeg Jay & blue spider Same materials as above except used Uni-thread Doc blue 703A7...

Beautiful. I would be proud of that.
David

I tie all my flies with a magnifying glass and have tied as small as size 28. However after spending more time on the bank trying to get the things out of my fly box then tying on my leader I decided life is too short. Quite a bit short in my case. I now only tie #20 very occasionally and usually st...

Hey Folks, I have become intrigued by the Valsesiana style of wet flies and would like to do them justice, apart from tying them in hand. My old friend Arthur Itis keeps me from doing that, even though I attempted a couple of size 12's. (We won't talk about those.) Game bird feathers are used prima...

Doug
Those are excellent. My sort of fly. Definitely two to copy. Thanks for sharing.
David

David, There was a discussion about this style fly on FB yesterday. Several patterns were listed and illustrated from a book called Fly Patterns: An International Guide by Taff Price, 1986 edition. It's available on Amazon for about $35, I got a copy on Abebooks for $8 and change including shipping...

David - Have you downloaded Donald Nicholson’s compendium on various wingless wet fly patterns? I think you would find it very interesting. Your fly is very similar to ones Donald shared on his old website. https://flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=5326&hilit=Donald+Nicholson#p64008 Than...

That's an interesting style of fly. Reminds me of the Japanese style fly, but with a European twist. Nicely dressed. What is that hook, if I may ask? Had to go look up an article I read some time ago. https://www.tenkarabum.com/pesca-mosca-valsesiana.html Ron The hook used is a Hends BL550 size 14 ...

I hope this tying is OK for this forum. I have been tying up a few spider flies recently and thought I might try a few with a reversed hackle. Well I sort of got sidetracked and finished up learning about the Italian Valsesiana style and came across some dressings. So here I am. I rather like it but...