I have been asked to do a demo on a fly-tying event in March,
and do a couple of salmon-flies.
This is what I intend to do:
They are very bright, Hans :8)
I'm sure they'll impress.
Norm
Av got ma sunglasses on. :8) That bottom one would do as a nice pike flee too.
Very Nice.
Yes, I agree they are bright,
but flies like this are used early in the season in Scandinavia,
usually on tubes, approx 3 inches long,
fished on very fast sinking shooting-heads.
I have used a mixture of Arctic-fox and Raccoon hair.
Especially Raccoon has longer and shorter hairs,
you can use the longer hairs to create a Spey-style fly,
instead of heron, wich is a protected species in most countries.
They give a very nice action to your fly.
Hans
Hans, if you get a chance could you post the tying for the fly - bottom right - as you look at the picture and also advise what you call it.
like the look of that one in particular. Thanks a lot in advance,
Sandy B.O.
Hi Sandy,
There's no name for this fly, I have just been playing a wee bit with materials.
Here's the tying:
Tail: Golden pheasant crest.
Butt: bright green floss
Body: flat silver tinsel
Body hackle: red cock
Body rib: oval silver tinsel
Underwing: red and yellow arctic fox,
Overwing: orange raccoon, tied in reversed, so pointing over the hook-eye,
than folded back over the underwing, using your thumb-nail to make it flair out.
The overwing should be longer than the underwing.
A wee bit of glitter finishes the fly.
Good luck, Hans
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii188/hans1953/zalmvliegen/_DSC0124-1.jpg)
Better picture hopefully....
Cheers,
Hans
Great! Thanks Hans,
I have most of that but no Racoon so I'll try and use some Orange Buck Tail. I reckon that looks an excellent Saltwater Seatrout Fly and will give it a trial up North in June or maybe earlier in April in my local estuary.
You'll have to give it some sort of name, What about William of Orange :idea: thats got a few Dutch overtones :8).
Sandy B.O.
Quote from: sandyborthwick on January 24, 2011, 01:54:17 PM
You'll have to give it some sort of name, What about William of Orange :idea: thats got a few Dutch overtones :8).
Sandy B.O.
I think there is already a fly called that, Sandy :)
Quote from: sandyborthwick on January 24, 2011, 01:54:17 PM
Great! Thanks Hans,
I have most of that but no Racoon so I'll try and use some Orange Buck Tail. I reckon that looks an excellent Saltwater Seatrout Fly and will give it a trial up North in June or maybe earlier in April in my local estuary.
You'll have to give it some sort of name, What about William of Orange :idea: thats got a few Dutch overtones :8).
Sandy B.O.
As for the use of bucktail instead of raccoon, it may look the same,
but it's much stiffer than raccoon.
It is available over here, if you're interested I will be more than happy to send some over at cost...
A pack will cost 5.75 euro's, so approx 5 quid.
And 1 pack will do for a lot of fleas...
PM if you want me to send some over...
Does FLAME sound like a good name? :roll:
Cheers,
Hans
Quote from: fishtales on January 24, 2011, 02:57:15 PM
I think there is already a fly called that, Sandy :)
I got it wrong. It is called the Orangeman :)
http://www.classicflytying.com/index.php?showtopic=41313
To balance it out there is also the Fenian :)
http://www.classicflytying.com/index.php?s=fe07dbc5ba24a4886036697a79658868&showtopic=28686&hl=the+fenian
Hook - 4-8
Tag - round silver
Tail - topping and blue hackle fibres
Rib - oval gold
Body Hackle - golden olive (over green fur)
Body - first ? - hot orange seals fur, remainder bright green seals fur
Throat - jay or gallena died blue
Wing - tippet strands, married green, yellow and orange swan or goose, bronze mallard over
Head - black
Lovely flees there Hans. I've tried Salmon flies but they are an art in themselves. :8)
Hi Hans,
That would be great if you can get me some Racoon for the fly. PM me with the cost and we can work out how to get some money across.
The Flame seems a great descriptive name - simple but effectve. It could be a real hot choice IMHO as it seems to have all the right triggers for the salt water Seatrout that I've become addicted to.
I even hooked and lost a Salmon in the Saltwater last year - caught up in some popweed I was fishing over.
I will be tying on Salar doubles which have proved effective for this sort of fishing. Shame is they have stopped doing them recently.
So it will be a dozen flames in the box with me this year. :8)
Sandy B.O.
PM sent Sandy,
cheers, Hans
Hans you have a PM,
Hopefully some money too!
Sandy B.O.