Couple of nymphs / emergers

[GlassJet]

Hi,
Been playing in the waste tray:

Metal hare's ear Nymph

Metal Hare's Ear Nymph by GlassJet, on Flickr

Silver wire underbody, silver rib in open spirals with copper rib wound in between. Quite like the idea of it for some reason, I'll fish it and if it works I'll neaten it up.

and a little fella on verivas #22:

Hare and Ostrich by GlassJet, on Flickr

Body: Hare's ear, blended with crimson dyes argentinian hare's ear, with copper rib. hackle: Ostrich herl, dyed green.

Andrew.

[hankaye]

What's the fuzzy part of the "Metal" nymph?
You left that part out ...

[letumgo]

Andrew - I think it will work without question, because of it's rough nature (*compliment*). I doubt that you need to worry that you will need to "neaten it up".

Kudos, my friend. I enjoy your flies.

*wink and a smile*

[GlassJet]

What's the fuzzy part of the "Metal" nymph?
You left that part out ...

Sorry --- Spiky hare's ear twisted into split silk thread.

On this, the wire is turned over the bare hook shank, so it slips around a bit. 'Neatening it up' would involve turning the wire over a thread base first, for the wire turns to grip on. But worth try as is I think from fishing point of view - if the fish they are gonna go they are gonna go - and tie a bit of hare's ear on a hook and the chances are they will!
Just playin'

Andrew.

[GlassJet]

thanks Ray - will see tomorrow, hopefully!

Andrew.

[hankaye]

Thank you Andrew, as a beginner sometimes it is difficult to figure out what's where ...

hank

[GlassJet]

Thank you Andrew, as a beginner sometimes it is difficult to figure out what's where ...

hank

Hank - tip:
as a beginner, intermediate, advanced, whatever - tie a bit of hare's ear on a hook-shank and you will catch fish with it. It is almost cheating*. All that's left is about making it look pretty.

Andrew (who has just been listening to Arthur Ransome's essay, 'Fishing in Lilliput' and was rather blown away with it. )

*You do need to pick your rivers of course.

[Old Hat]

Andrew, I really like the colors in that pattern and the wire will surely get it down to the fish. I have been playing with some older steelhead patterns, particularly one called the Bird's Copper Stone, a pattern by Cal Bird. Anyway, the body is all wire. He wraps a small tag of single wire then uses two or three strands of wire for the body. The multiple wires are twisted then wrapped around the hook. The number of wire strands, the thickness of the wire, the tension in the twist etc. all create a different thickness and pattern when wrapped. I have been working with different colored wires as well. There are some very intriguing body designs to be made this way. Just another fly tying path to wander.

[GlassJet]

Just another fly tying path to wander.

Absolutely.

Hank - here is Roy Christie playing around with a bit of wire and a pinch of hare's ear...
http://www.sexyloops.com/articles/troutflydesign1.shtml

Good fun, that.

Andrew.

[hankaye]

Thanks GlassJet,

That link has now joined several others that I have accumulated. I'll not turn down good solid information...
besides, been along time since I've seen a 5 pence piece.

hank