What have you tied today?

[Lochan_load]

I'll do a few of those pete, very nice!
#10 silver muddler
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[Robbie]

Pete, those look really nice. Thorax is very buggy looking.

Cracking muddler Andy, the blue crystal flash in the tail give it a nice kick.

[pedropete]

that's nice andy, ill have that one, anyone use a muddler minnow at all?  like the trad one with a wing?

[bibio1]

Pete,
Those are lovely.

Andy,
I'll steal a few of those

P

[Lochan_load]

I'll do you a couple up there.....all major credit cards accepted

[Lochan_load]

Fry tied on a 12 natural nymph hook, standard 10 wet fly hook for scale
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[Robbie]

That hook makes for a lovely looking fly. But I think people have often complained about the hooks not holding fish well. No direct experience and many American tyres seem to use this type of hook for stimulators.

[Highlander]

Its the TMC 200R hook that many American anglers use & yes it is popular for Stimulators. Few years back & bought some for that same purpose. Did not really get to try them out but good hooking may well indeed be an issue with this shape. I would tend to avoid them.
Tight Lines

[Lochan_load]

Well that's my bubble well and truelly burst  :lol:
To be fair the narrow gape and long shank is probably a bad combination but there's not much dressing on this fly so might get away with it a bit better than you would with heavily dressed stimulator type fly.......only one way to find out

[Lochan_load]

This is a pretty tried and trusted one for me, started of as a dabbler but I tie the mallard along the shank behind the hackle now to keep it slim
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