What have you tied today?

[Wildfisher]

Those look useful. Must tie up one or two.

[Mark]

This one looks a total bloody mess, but can be really good during summer or anywhere bugs are likely to fall into the river

[Mark]

Quill nymph.

Well these 3 and an ice dub nymph are all I use so that's my very limited contribution.

[rannoch raider]

Those three look very capable indeed. There's a bit of the 'black magic' look about the second pattern. Very nice.

[Wildfisher]

Did a few of these. Sawyer's killer bug on a grub hook with a 2MM tungsten bead.  They don't get much simpler than that.

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[Mark]

Now that is simple. Have you tried it yet?

[Wildfisher]

I sometimes fish it early season, any stockies that are around love it.  :lol:   I have not used one for a while, but will give one a swim as soon as the river clears, which looking at the forecast might not be until the weekend.

[Mark]

Yes looking like it will be a few days before any fishing possible
Will be interested to see how it does Fred. I'm a sucker for a simple fly.

[Wildfisher]

The colour is not accurate in that photo by the way. It's much more grey than that and darkens nicely when wet. Not the original Chadwick's 477 yarn, rather a re-manufactured substitute which cost a few quid rather than the hundreds some loonies pay for the "real" thing.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fly-Tying-Semperfli-Chadwick-477-wool-substitute-/222557395169?hash=item33d17458e1:g:62UAAOSwd~RZTkVL

[corsican dave]

Frank Sawyer's grandson wrote a piece on the "Killer Bug" in his Fishing on the Front Line. he regards it as a go-to pattern for a number of species. i'd certainly vouch for it for barbel & carp  :