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- Fri May 29, 2020 9:39 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Starling & Red Soft Hackle
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1659
Re: Starling & Red Soft Hackle
Ken Although I don't take my own advice, I've often told beginning fly tiers that if they wanted to tie effective soft hackles in many colors, sizes, etc. they only needed two bird skins ---- starling and partridge. Needless to say, I yet to heed my own advice which, if I did, my bank account would ...
- Fri May 29, 2020 9:31 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Finicky grayling
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6375
Re: Finicky grayling
Although there's no grayling in my part of the world, I'm a big fan of any Frank Sawyer dressing, or variations thereof, including Sawyer's "Killer Big." that he developed for Grayling fishing. Phil Anderson has done a fantastic job of researching materials used in tying a modern version o...
- Sat May 23, 2020 11:37 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
- Topic: A No-Name / New Nymph
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1650
A No-Name / New Nymph
Years ago, a friend used an old Ligas dubbing called "Black Drake" that has long been discontinued. I found out that the Black Drake dubbing was made from nothing except "Aunt Lydia's Fuzzy Gray Sparkle Yarn", so I got the yarn , cut and mixed it, then sent it to the guy who had ...
- Sat May 23, 2020 10:47 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Rams Scrotum wool for Tups Dubbing, it really exists!
- Replies: 60
- Views: 39099
Re: Rams Scrotum wool for Tups Dubbing, it really exists!
Does this help?
- Thu May 21, 2020 10:44 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
- Topic: Tups Indispensable
- Replies: 75
- Views: 196267
Re: Tups Indispensable
Ken & Kevin
FINALLY, this old guy got off his (my) butt and the Tups samples are being mailed today. Cheers.
Bob
FINALLY, this old guy got off his (my) butt and the Tups samples are being mailed today. Cheers.
Bob
- Thu May 14, 2020 1:11 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Yeller Soft Hackles
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1305
Yeller Soft Hackles
Tied these yesterday and couldn't decide which pic I liked better, so here's two pics. Turmeric-dyed, white hen hackles, with a light yellow (primrose colored ?) Danville thread and a pale yellow (primrose color - again) SLF dubbing to make a few "Yeller Soft Hackles." Will soon tie a few ...
- Wed May 13, 2020 8:15 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Leisenring Hares ear and Woodcock.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8172
Re: Leisenring Hares ear and Woodcock.
If I could tie a decent winged wet fly, that would be one of them. VERY nice dressing.
Bob
Bob
- Wed May 13, 2020 8:12 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Hemorrhoidal Hares Ear
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8773
Re: Hemorrhoidal Hares Ear
One of my most productive flies is my version variation of the Red Ass soft hackle, tied with a red thread butt, peacock herl body with a gold wire rib and a partridge hackle. Using a lime green thread instead of the red, makes my version of an Egg Laying Caddis soft hackle. GREAT when fished in tan...
- Mon May 11, 2020 10:23 am
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Waterhen Bloa Dry Fly
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5232
Waterhen Bloa Dry Fly
This might be upsetting to some, but I recently saw this Davie McPhail video and thought it to be an interesting twist to tying dry fly versions of some of the North Country Spiders.
Bob
Bob
- Sun May 10, 2020 10:40 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Dyed Hare's Ear
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3030
Re: Dyed Hare's Ear
KenFlyFisherMann1955 wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 4:04 pm Bob,
Perhaps the pastor or the elderly gentleman kidnapped the red wabbit
and are holding it hostage until you send a ransom of cracklebacks!
Tight Lines- Ken
You might have something there!
Bob