What flies have you tied today? Post pics here.

coolwings · 19-02-2010 2:18pm #1

I've been busy filling up missing spaces. Here's some of them:

Amber Sedge pupa

Damselfly Nymph

Pheasant Tail Nymph

Mayfly Nymph

Green Longhorns

Midnight Blue Leech

Gammarus Pulex Shrimp

Asellus Aquaticus louse

California leech

Minkie Roach

Caddis Larva Cased

Norm

ironbluedun · 19-02-2010 2:23pm

nice work. i would have the ascellus a bit broader myself though

pullandbang · 19-02-2010 6:26pm

I haven't photographed any I've tied except this one. It was for a photography assignment here on Boards.
I probably left the book in the background too much out of focus, but it's Peter O'Reilly's book, "Flies of Ireland".

fontanalis · 19-02-2010 7:38pm

A bit off topic, look for Davie McPhails page on youtube, some great flytying instructions on it.

SeaFields · 19-02-2010 10:55pm

Great idea coolwings.

I'll try to add to it myself in next week or so. Hopefully this thread stays active.

Its gives me an excuse to break out the fly tying kit.

Doc Farrell · 20-02-2010 12:02am

this is a sticky in the making, coolwings a rather impressive post, you old professional hobbyist you!

pullandbang · 20-02-2010 12:49am

Found another one I had photographed. I think this was a repair job.

Rycn · 21-02-2010 7:16pm

coolwings wrote: »

I've been busy filling up missing spaces. Here's some of them:

Amber Sedge pupa

Damselfly Nymph

Pheasant Tail Nymph

Mayfly Nymph

Green Longhorns

Midnight Blue Leech

Gammarus Pulex Shrimp

Asellus Aquaticus louse

California leech

Minkie Roach

Caddis Larva Cased

Norm

Would be easier to see the detail on a white background, nice flies though.

coolwings · 21-02-2010 10:52pm

Rycn wrote: »

Would be easier to see the detail on a white background, nice flies though.

Yes !!! I'm going to re-take those with a neutral background and a macro setting soon as I can. It's a learning process!

I'll try to tie a few more and add them at the same time.

ironbluedun · 22-02-2010 11:49am

Doc Farrell wrote: »

this is a sticky in the making, coolwings a rather impressive post, you old professional hobbyist you!

Yes good idea alright - i must stick up a few myself.

Octopus · 22-02-2010 5:53pm

Good idea.

For any of you who haven't seen this uk site they have some excellent step by step tying guides. Good site all round too.
http://www.flyforums.co.uk/fly-tying-step-step/
There's a sticky with an a-z of the flies covered. Excellent for anyone looking to learn or improve.

J. Ramone · 23-02-2010 12:07pm

Very nice patterns & dressings there. I'm too disorganised to have tied anything yet for the coming season. My best creations are usually last minute affairs. Here are a few survivors from last year;

Connemara Black, Fiery Brown (Mayo grilse love this one), arctic fox winged sea trout flies (experiment that worked)
Kill Devil Spiders, Black Pennell, Claret & Jay
Freshwater shrimp shellback, Bibio, Sooty Olive
Endrick Spider, Hare's Ear Nymph, March Browns
Peacock & Claret

coolwings · 23-02-2010 12:19pm

Very nice. There's something very interesting in peering into someone else's flybox!
I could fish all year just with those spiders, shrimp and HE nymph or yours in different sizes.

J. Ramone · 23-02-2010 12:26pm

You can tell a lot about a fisherman by examining his flybox alright Coolwings, you can almost tell where he or she has travelled. I like the Endrick Spider from the lakeshore early in the season BTW. It has a nice bit of weight to skip just above the stones.

ironbluedun · 23-02-2010 1:55pm

J. Ramone wrote: »

Very nice patterns & dressings there. I'm too disorganised to have tied anything yet for the coming season. My best creations are usually last minute affairs. Here are a few survivors from last year;

Connemara Black, Fiery Brown (Mayo grilse love this one), arctic fox winged sea trout flies (experiment that worked)
Kill Devil Spiders, Black Pennell, Claret & Jay
Freshwater shrimp shellback, Bibio, Sooty Olive
Endrick Spider, Hare's Ear Nymph, March Browns
Peacock & Claret

am i mistaken or does your bibio not have any hot orange or red in it?

J. Ramone · 23-02-2010 2:01pm

ironbluedun wrote: »

am i mistaken or does your bibio not have any hot orange or red in it?

Has red seal fur, light isn't great in the pic

ironbluedun · 23-02-2010 2:09pm

the arctic fox wing is a good idea. any luck with it for brown trout?

J. Ramone · 23-02-2010 2:23pm

ironbluedun wrote: »

the arctic fox wing is a good idea. any luck with it for brown trout?

I had one or two nice brownies on them it but didn't try them too much so too early to say if it's a real hit yet. The big plus with arctic fox wings is that they hold their shape no matter what.

coolwings · 04-03-2010 5:07pm

Some salmon flies for a change ....

Blackwater Special

Green Butt - tied in a semi low water style

Yellow Badger

I'll get back to tying nymphs again now

Swing4 · 17-03-2010 6:05pm

Hello everybody from Spain, this is my last evolution of Ephemera Dánica

You saw this??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4pOOMpFW_8

ironbluedun · 21-04-2010 1:48pm

mayfly nymphs

coolwings · 21-04-2010 2:12pm

ironbluedun wrote: »

mayfly nymphs

They should do the business in a few weeks time!

ironbluedun · 21-04-2010 2:14pm

hopefully so, it wont be long now!!:D:D

ironbluedun · 28-04-2010 9:27am

anybody tying any more????????? or are all ye gone worm fishing:D come on spill the beans...

Sfinn · 06-05-2010 2:34pm

Tell me ironbluedun, do you fish them (nymphs)washing line style?

ironbluedun · 06-05-2010 2:43pm

not normally i usually allow them to sink and fish them slow and erratic in calm water, bit like buzzer fishing, they are all leaded to get down so those are too heavy for washing line, for that i use smaller un-weighted ones.
they will work well from now on.:D

jack01986 · 06-05-2010 3:39pm

Attempt at a Kate Mclaren

Kate McLaren Varient

Silver Invicta Varient Muddler

Bibio

jack01986 · 30-06-2010 8:19pm

Havent ever tied salmon flies (or even fished for them) before but found a box of size 8 doubles. So thought I would throw a few together. Would they be any good on Irish rivers?

jack01986 · 30-06-2010 10:24pm

Just got the macro working on the camera really shows up some of the things you cannot see when your tying the fly. Something I tied up this evening.

davidk11811 · 01-07-2010 12:24am

coolwings wrote: »

I've been busy filling up missing spaces. Here's some of them:

Amber Sedge pupa

Damselfly Nymph

Pheasant Tail Nymph

Mayfly Nymph

Green Longhorns

Midnight Blue Leech

Gammarus Pulex Shrimp

Asellus Aquaticus louse

California leech

Minkie Roach

Caddis Larva Cased

Norm

Feel free to send a few of those for free to me, I'll give them a good home!

jack01986 · 02-07-2010 7:12pm

A few more.

What flies have you tied today? Post pics here.

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