Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 here are a few things i have made between home work and shop flies
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 yo Current! thanks for making the 420th post lol
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 i found out about lacquers the hard way. if you think its dry...wait another day or 2 the eye on this drooped but it got 2 dips to get that nice coating and as soon as the glue on the eye makes contact with the lacquer it is there to stay.
DonAndersen Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Getting ready for a trip to NWT. sometime this summer to the Frontier Lodge on Great Slave Lake. see: http://www.frontierfishinglodge.com/canadi...eat-slave-lake/ So:
SilverDoctor Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Excellent ties Don, send us some pix of your trip.
ggp Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 Primarily for the west coast sea run cutties and anything else that cares to try it out
miked Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 nice tie ggp, one i plan on tying myself. What hair did you use for the wing? I know the pattern calls for polar bear but from the picture that doesnt look like it. Mike
ggp Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 nice tie ggp, one i plan on tying myself. What hair did you use for the wing? I know the pattern calls for polar bear but from the picture that doesnt look like it. Mike Thanks Mike, it is Polar Bear.
Willshire59 Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 Started today to stock up on nymphs I'll need through the winter time What is the middle row called
Bigtoad Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Was at the Central Alberta Fly tying evening the other night and we did up a woven caddis nymph.... which inspired me to make a woven stonefly nymph, which then inspired me to take that one step further and make a woven dry fly stonefly. I bent the hook about 1/4 of the way from the eye so the woven body actually hangs into the water so it's super low riding but still easily visibly with the moose wing and foam. I had pretty good luck on a similar style (without the woven abdomen) last year and can't wait to hit the banks with this thing in July. Bottom view: Side View: Cheers.
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 wow, great fly Mr. Toad. Hope it gives you a wild ride lol
Jayhad Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Bottom view: Side View: Cheers. 2 dozen please, the cheque is in the mail
Toirtis Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 Very nice. I have never done a woven body myself, but want to give them a try this year.
Bigtoad Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Thanks guys. First one took a while to figure out but once I found the right dimensions and tying order, the next couple went a bit faster. Well, "faster" meaning at least sub 30 minutes I did a baselayer of antron to help build up the bulk but still allow the fly to float. I need to tie up a couple of salmonflies with some orange/brown and maybe a grasshopper with some yellow/green and make a few smaller ones. Pretty excited to fool some of the crowd that sees 1000 chernobyl ants floating over a day... although I do love a good chernobyl. Cheers.
SilverDoctor Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Thanks guys. First one took a while to figure out but once I found the right dimensions and tying order, the next couple went a bit faster. Well, "faster" meaning at least sub 30 minutes I did a baselayer of antron to help build up the bulk but still allow the fly to float. I need to tie up a couple of salmonflies with some orange/brown and maybe a grasshopper with some yellow/green and make a few smaller ones. Pretty excited to fool some of the crowd that sees 1000 chernobyl ants floating over a day... although I do love a good chernobyl. Cheers. Tip: You can do an under-body of of wrapped foam also for flotation.
Bigtoad Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Tip: You can do an under-body of of wrapped foam also for flotation. I've done a few of those also. However, I want something that not only rides low, but hangs down in the water, so the only thing above water is the foam. Kind of a half drown, but still very realistic look. Cheers.
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