What have you tied today?

[rannoch raider]

Have you ever tried them here Fred?

[Wildfisher]

Yes, they are especially effective on lochs in summer. I tie them both black and olive

[corsican dave]

Bet they look great when they're wet.
I was going to tie a few mousy type things myself for some summer night fishing this year

cheers Mark! after some field-testing this evening, the foam needs to be a lot broader across the back to support the zonker, although it sure looks like a mouse! i'm out of #2 and #4 hooks now. any recommendations? I have been using tiemco tmc881s, but they're not easy to get and getting expensive. anyone used daiichi hooks?

[Mark]

Im tight I just use Kamasan for almost everything apart from small dries.
The foam overhanging the eye of the hook will give it a nice popper effect when stripped in?



Talking foam flies this is the type I tried out on the Tay last year, worked pretty well in the riffly parts near trees when the river was low in Aug/Sept...can suspend a nymph or two off it as well. Biggest is size 6 or 8. probably just over an inch
Same sort of thing as Freds, peacock glister underneath to give it a sparkly bluebottle effect.


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[corsican dave]

The foam overhanging the eye of the hook will give it a nice popper effect when stripped in?

quite right. same principle as jack gartside's gurgler. just a variation, to be honest.

[Mark]

Aye I know what you mean. I like his soft hackle streamer pattern too, so simple to tie and very effective.

[haresear]

cheers Mark! after some field-testing this evening, the foam needs to be a lot broader across the back to support the zonker, although it sure looks like a mouse! i'm out of #2 and #4 hooks now. any recommendations? I have been using tiemco tmc881s, but they're not easy to get and getting expensive. anyone used daiichi hooks?

I tied some fish skull streamers on Daiichi hooks for NZ Dave. Very strong and I will be tying more as Fred kept breaking off on fish with the few I had tied

Alex

[Lochan_load]

Mice!! Streamers!! Foam surface lure!! I feel it's my duty to cleanse our collective palate with a Kate maclaren, all be it one with a pink arse!  :shock: first of a few I'm tying for a forumite, he may or may not get them for the season kicking off  :?
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[Lochan_load]

Kate muddler of sorts
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[Mark]

Looks great........just needs a zonker tail, foam head and some mouse ears and it'll be perfect