Thought I’d introduce myself, I didn’t know where to post this so hopefully it’s not in the wrong place?
I live in Sydney Australia, been tying flies for 15+yrs and making bamboo rods for 2.5yrs. I mainly fish for trout and try to get to the south island NZ at least once a year.
I am a complete newbie
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After my first attempt and some feedback this is my second crack at it and I would love to get some advise?
For this particular pattern I am finding it difficult to tie off the peacock herl (2-3 turns) without getting an unsightly thread build up or at least the thread showing. You’ll see what I mean in the 1st pic, I am happier with the 2nd go at it. Any suggestions?
Keeping the hackle clean with no thread showing through is proving to be a bit of a challenge. I am tying off the hackle with 3 thread turns and winding 3-4 turns forward through the hackle to reinforce it as suggested in Dave Hughes book. Do any of you do this or is this where I am coming unstuck?
Sorry for waffling on, I look forward to contributing to the forum in future when my soft hackle tying improves.
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Unsightly head/thread prob
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Happy with this one
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