Just when you thought the season was over and you could settle down until March 15th
Anyone interested in a fly swap?
I thought the theme could be "The fly that caught you a memorable fish"
and like the last one a ?1 per entry donation to the forum
All you need to do is reply to this post, then once everyone is in we each tie 1 fly for all who take part,plus an extra fly for an auction.
send them to me with a SAE and your ? 1 entry fee
and I will do the rest.
Steve
OK Steve. An olive parachute with a krystal flash tail/shuck. Let's call it a Krystal Olive.
Alex
I'm game, if there is still room.
Likely do one of my Olive Flashback Spiders - caught a lot of fish for me this season on the rivers, not quite so sure if it will translate to the lochs.
Norm
Not sure yet what I'll tie but count me in
I'll break the bad luck Steve - a March Brown Emerger. It caught the 23" Brownie from the Don in my Piccie asa well as loads of others.
Peter
I'm in ,my fly hasn't got a name but it looks a bit like an olive ke-he.i used this fly a lot on loch leven, but its worked for me on most lochs.
Ok, i'm in. Will tie a couple of March Brown spiders, one of the few patterns i have that fish take with real confidence.
Cheers
Hi Steve
Count me in i will tye uses "Olive Game Spider".
my top fly this season. :D
Henry :lol:
Steve, I have added myself. I'll do my March Broon Parachute Dun. Fish it as soon as Rabbitangler's March Broon Emerger stops taking fish ….. It'll mean the emerging is all dun - :roll: - and they are on the surface. Funnily enough – like Peter I had a big broonie on the Don on this fly this past season. It's big and easy to see on the water – big enough to fish a nymph under tied on NZ style
Count me in Steve.
I'll tie up some Orange Hedgehogs. Not my top fly this season (don't think there was a top fly this season :( ) but it has been for a good many of the previous seasons.
Might have to try and run over a deer and shoot an orange seal to make up the order tho... :D
Regards
Steve
21 :shock:...
I think I'll be ditching the Krystal Parachute Olive in favour of some wee wire bodied spidery thing 8)
Alex
lol have to say nice one .....
If you had never seen an Orange hedgehog before, I'm sure you would all be able to spot one!
Most of my hedgehogs should hopefully look like this one.
Steve
? way there
Here is a photo of my March Brown parachute
Hook: 12
Thread: grey
Wing: snowshoe hare tied as a post, varnished at the base for the hackle
Tail: bunch of dyed dark olive grizzly cock hackle fibres
Body: golden pheasant tail
Rid: thread spiraled down and back up again
Hackle: dyed dark olive grizzly cock
Note: this fly is tied on an up-eyed dry fly hook. Can anyone guess why?
Quote from: admin on October 12, 2007, 11:47:52 PM
Note: this fly is tied on an up-eyed dry fly hook. Can anyone guess why?
'cos you've 21 up-eyed 12s lying about since...?
Quote from: Malcolm on October 13, 2007, 12:05:13 AM
Quote from: admin on October 12, 2007, 11:47:52 PM
Note: this fly is tied on an up-eyed dry fly hook. Can anyone guess why?
'cos you've 21 up-eyed 12s lying about since...?
you're getting warm....................... :D
QuoteIve tried tying on upeyed dry fly hooks in the past and never really took to them. I'm also led to believe they are not as good as a down eyed for setting the hook.
'cause ye dinna want us catch ony fish :lol:
Norm
Because you've run out of down-eyes?
Alex
Oh Oh, see i am in serious company anyone know the number for Selectafly ?
I'll be doing the Ballon Sedge - this has become a style rather than a pattern: Dubbed body, Deer Hair wing, plastazote strrip tied in towards the eye then doubled back and snipped off - leaving a small tab over the root of the wing. It's my favourite dry sedge pattern and trout take it even when sedges aren't on the water.
Malcolm
Hi guys
This is the dark olive game Spider 14 short shank
Henry . :D
hi folks heres my fly sorry about the picture quality
Steve, I posted my flies yesterday (recorded del.) but I don't think I labelled them as mine – you'll know them though – a headache tablet box with 21 parachute march broons in it :D
Hi Steve,
Thats 21 Orange Hedgehogs and a ?1 in the post, recorded delivery.
Cheers
Steve
posted mine today steve ,put in a couple extra just in case any look a bit scruffy after the journey.
Hi steve
Can you email me with your address Flies all tyied and ready to go,
a few extra for the auction.
Henry. :D
QuoteThanks Garry, will put the extra's in the Auction
That mean us lads who canny tye flees can bid for a few later on !
Thanks Steve
They will be of tomorrow ,I had to change the Game spider Olive. To dark olive as i have run out of small hackles on my cape. :?
There is a few extras for the auction.
All the best Henry :D
steve u have been on the sauce lol ..
Mind make sure all on the fourm can bid for
14 down 7 to go. First 4 a bit dodgy.
Should I strip them and start again?
Should I?
Will the buggers notice?
Questions, questions...
March Brown Emergers in post at 8.15am - recorded delivery to avoid the dreaded postie.
peter
Quote14 down 7 to go. First 4 a bit dodgy.
Should I strip them and start again?
Should I?
Will the buggers notice?
Naw. keep trhem for yourself Malcolm. They will catch as well as the good ones.
All of mine are tied badly, because I hate tying flies. They will still catch fish anyway.
Alex
All my flies are scruffy - they work better that way, honest :lol:
Norm
Posted mine today Steve.
Alex
The pics were a casualty of the weekend server crash - sorry they will have to be reposted
Finished them a couple of weeks ago, just can't seem to get to the post office :shock:
Tying
Hook: Size 14
Thread: Primrose
Tail: Partridge
Body: Olive/Natural Hares mask
Rib: Tying Thread - Primrose
Flash back: Dark Green Pearl Stretch
Over Rib: 3lb Nylon
Hackle: One turn of Partridge.
I've been tying up a load of grayling flies, so I'll pop a few of them in as well - for the auction or whatever.
Norm
Hi Steve,
I finally got to the post office today. Mr Grumpy behind the counter tells me they will be there by noon tomorrow "special delivery" - I'm told they don't do registered any more (but I suspect that is just so that he can make a few more pennies - he really was a miserable bugger) :shock:
Norm
This is my Orange Hedgehog.
The ones for the swap are a bit of a hotter orange though.
Cheers
Steve
Heres a Picture of the dark olive Game Spider.
There are more pictures and tying of the Game Spiders on the fly tying database. :) Hares ear, Claret, Olive.
Well done to you Steve. You are a credit to this online community, a great meeting place for friends who share a common interest, friendly and totally unpretentious. Great work and thanks for organising another great fly swap.
Thanks for all your trouble Steve. It is appreciated.
Alex
Just echoing everyones comments!
Well done for your excellent work with the fly swap!
I'm glad I finally got around to taking part in one!
Cheers
Steve
would also like to add my thanks for the time and effort you put in steve.just the type of thing that sets this forum apart from the others.
cheers Garry
Can't believe i missed it this time around :( Its always excellent
Hi Steve
My Flies arrived safely this Afternoon. All Craking Fly Patterns looking forward to trying them out next season. Thanks Again Steve for organising the fly swap, must be alot of hard work, thanks too all the guys great flies. :D :D
Henry :lol:
flies arrived this morning ,they all look superb thanks again Steve :D :D :D
cheers Garry
Mine arrived as well, looking forward to trying them out - good to see what others catch on. Big hand to Steve for organising.
Norm
Just got mine excellent flies. Big thanks To Steve.
Malcolm
Flies waiting for me after work today, got quite excited, and a free gift.
What a fine collection "not available in shops", will need to try and copy lots before next March.
I can only repeat what everyone else has said, well done Steve, great effort. Hope it was a labour of love.
EW
Nice to know the names & tiers of the flies - a great bunch (flies & Tiers :lol:) many thanks to Steve for another excellent swap he deserves a medal.
Peter
Quote from: Exerod on November 16, 2007, 09:21:28 PM
I think it just goes to show what a cutting edge bunch of fly fishers we are :P
Andy
I think it goes to show that a lot of 'professional' angling writers are stuck in the past and very few write about 'new' patterns sticking to the old tried and trusted ones. It is a common theme in angling books that the flies of choice for north of scotland wild lochs are #6 or #8's, big bushy flies. I don't think I have ever used any ordinary flies that size other than a Murragh and that was in a full gale and big waves, it was the only thing that would float :)