What have you tied today?

[scotfly]

A modern twist to an old pattern.




HOOK ? Kamasan B175 #12
THREAD ? Black Benecchi 8/0
BODY ? Three Peacock Herls and Peacock Orvis Spectrablend in a Dubbing Loop.
HACKLE ? Black Hen.

[Clan Ford]

Col,

Good to see some sparkle in that fly :

Norm

[scotfly]

Not my usual fair, but...

[Malcolm]

You've had a look in my seatrout fly box Scotfly!

[haresear]

Best fished on a leader about 800 yards long

:lol: :lol:

That's a nice understated fly.

Alex

[Wildfisher]

Cased Caddis

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[Wildfisher]

how did you do the body?

I made a massive deer hair dubbing loop "hackle"  (at least 6" long) wound it on, trimmed it then used a good coat of varnish / head cement on it after the fly was complete. Basically Ollie Edwards'  method without the complicated legs.The dubbing loop sounds tricky, actually it's dead easy if you really cake the loop with tacky wax before you start inserting the bunches of hair.

Ollie's versions are, as usual, works of art. He buys the deer hair loops ready made, but they are easy to make yourself. Just make it on the fly, not separately.

See these youtube vids.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNaEQTNICao&feature=PlayList&p=E5FA8D47AA56DABF&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxiBNuzxx3U&feature=PlayList&p=E5FA8D47AA56DABF&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=16

[Wildfisher]

Is your intention to fish it for Trout or Grayling?

Intended primarily for trout. There are no grayling up this way, closest is the Perthshire Isla which is pretty awful for fly fishing  when you're used to the pristine  Don and IMO not  worth the drive. I might have a trip down your way or to the Earn though, you never know! 

[Wildfisher]

A heavy, slim Czech nymph

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[Wildfisher]

Is fishing nymphs for brown trout not tantamount to spinning or worming or some other devlish activity. :devil;

aye, but that's a grub, not a nymph.................