What have you tied today?

[Wildfisher]

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Grouse and Orange Spider

My take on the Partridge and orange which is supposed to be a March Brown. I have no confidence in it as it looks too pale and washed out  to my eye. Don't know if it makes any odds or not.

Hook: 12 Kamasan B170
Body: Cobbler's waxed orange thread
Hackle: mottled  grouse feather.
Tail: as hackle

[Wildfisher]

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Waterhen Bloa

Hook: 14
Body: Yellow silk with lightly touch-dubbed mole
Hackle: Waterhen - but if you wish to avoid a jail term you can use any blue-grey webby feather - I used snipe underwing

The feather barbules are perhaps a bit short on this example, but it should still catch fish.

[Wildfisher]

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Ubiquitous Spider

You can just make these up as you go and they will all catch fish. Like this one: yellow silk body discoloured with cobbler's wax, hackle from a nondescript cheap hen cape like this one:

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Found in a bargain bin in a tackle shop many years ago and bought for about  50p. I wonder if you could still find these anywhere?

These are exactly the type of flies  I used 40 years ago on the wee river about 200 yards from here. Never worried too much what we called them. They take about a minute to tie, these are fishing flies, not exhibition flies.

[scoobyscott]

Fred on a roll  nice flies keep them coming

[scoobyscott]

 few from last night, really struggle to dub mole sparingly and evenly, any tips?
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Hopefully I'll get a chance to wet them on the 1st, thanks for looking

[Wildfisher]

struggle to dub mole sparingly and evenly, any tips?

Touch dubbing is the way. See this thread by Scotfly

http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=11416.msg112543#msg112543

With some tacky  wax and a dubbing comb to remove a small amount of fur from the pelt it's dead easy.

[scoobyscott]

Thanks for the link Fred and a big thumbs up to Scotfly a quality thread with loads of clear useful instruction. Im working in schools just now so will 'borrow' a pritt stick. Nice one Barfly, never fished the Tay but will keep it in mind for when I do. That ones getting dunked in the Tweed

[Wildfisher]

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Hare's ear DHS size 12

No pattern required, probably the easiest fly of all to tie.

[Clan Chief]

Simple and deadly. Nice tying!

[Wildfisher]

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DHE size 12 - for March Brown time