Tongue-tied and twisted...

[willowhead]

Yes.....if you can (excuse), and don't mind.....i know we'd all like to see MORE!

[CreationBear]

Ha, thanks guys--the upside of the "twist" is it really helps you keep your tying bench tidy.

It would be interesting to know if these particular flies got picked up as emergers--the "slate" of the starling maybe is the right color, but perhaps a bit of flash, like a few strands of Antron in the thorax, would make for a better trigger.

[CreationBear]

Another thing I wanted to try: instead of peacock herl, using GP tail fibers to wind with the hackle in the abdomen:


On a #14, you can get close to Jim Slattery's great "Pop-top" flymphs, and kinda/sorta do the sulphur/shuck thing.

Of course, you can go up a size (these are TMC 200r's) and make a big ol' Bivisible (or maybe more precisely, a version of Aaron's great cream/ginger Palmer )


At any rate, I'm not sure a hackled abdomen gets you anywhere you otherwise wouldn't get to, but at least you can be assured you used enough club...

[hankaye]

CB, Howdy;

Now THAT is a georgious fly !

hank

[tie2fish]

Looking similar to an Irish loch fly ... a profile I happen to like.

[CreationBear]

ooking similar to an Irish loch fly

Ha, thanks.

I was thinking it looks quite the bumble, though my photography set-up makes everything look a little wild-and-woollier than it appears in-hand. (At any rate, I put enough snowshoe hare into my Tups mixture I probably couldn't sink it if I tried. )

[William Anderson]

I'm loving watching these things just continue to evolve. Nice work all around.

w

[CreationBear]

New World Watchet, maybe?





Actually, I was looking to use some of the materials Bill (tie2fish) was kind enough to send me--that's sulphur-dyed peacock in the thorax, which definitely has possibilities (though I can't for the life of me figure out how to tie an actual, you know, sulphur with it yet. ) The real treat, though, was the cake of Bill's wax--touch-dubbing really was a revelation. I can't imagine living without it now, which might set up that Breaking Bad scenario we were discussing on previous thread.

[letumgo]

Jon - is this two different flies, or the same fly from two angles? The bottom one is my favorite. Gorgeous!

[letumgo]

Jon - I just saw your post about the "Fibonacci Flymphs". Wow!!! Very impressive.