What have you tied today?

[garryh]

cheers Fred im off to tie some now.

Garry

[Wildfisher]

cheers Fred im off to tie some now.

That SBS by .D. is a cracker. I haven't seen him on  here or on Fly Forums  for  while which is a shame, but he did tend to come and go.  Certainly more of a loss to a forum  than some of the others  that have come and mercifully gone.   :lol:

I have found the above pattern works well on lochs in size 10 and 12 during the summer months. Straggly claret seal fur (or synthetic) body, well picked out, black foam, white post, badger or grizzle hackle, long black legs. I call it Naiomi Campbell - or just Naiomi for short.  You know - black with long legs?     :lol:

[Clan Chief]

OK then here is my first try at the big ant thingy , wee bit fiddly and I'm not all together sure that it will stay intact I also used the wrong feather as it was hen when I should have used cock. Not a great job on winding the hackle either but I' gonna tie some more as they are fun to tie. I've never fished with these so look forward to trying em next year.

[haresear]

what lb'edge or X of tippet would you use with this fly?

Col, I would say 4x (6.4lb Rio Powerflex). You might get away with 5x (5lb), but on the other hand you may get leader twist on that thinner stuff.

Alex 

[Clan Chief]

Heres another............

[haresear]

Very nice as usual Alan. What size hook are you tying them on?

Alex

[Clan Chief]

Cheers! That's a size 8 its a size 8 G point nymph hook. What size is the norm for these style of flies ants/lures?

[Wildfisher]

Col, I would say 4x (6.4lb Rio Powerflex).

That's what I use, or even 3x, with these big flies the fish don't seem to mind.

[scotty9]

Cheers! That's a size 8 its a size 8 G point nymph hook. What size is the norm for these style of flies ants/lures?

Tie them all and experiment  (Very nice looking fly btw!)

The fish will hit anything of any size when they are in the mood!

[haresear]

Tie them all and experiment  (Very nice looking fly btw!)

The fish will hit anything of any size when they are in the mood!

I agree. It's worth tying some smaller versions. They make decent terrestrial imitations in more realistic sizes like 14s and 12s as well as the fantasy caricatures of the bigger versions.

Alex