What have you tied today?

[Hill loch gold]

Last flea today

Green/pearly black palmer
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[Kenster197]

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Tied a few Kates this evening - there getting better 

[bushy palmer]

there getting better 

They certainly are

[Fishtales]

That is well tyed and proportioned, the body is slim and smooth and the silver rib is sitting better and well spaced because of that. The finish at the head needs a little work but that doesn't detract from the fly at all. Well done  :applause

[Lochan_load]

Got to agree, your learning fast! There's loads of great flies on here just now and that would catch as well as anything

[Kenster197]

One slight worry, have you been trimming your hackles because the fibres were too long? It might just be a trick of the photo but the individual hackle fibres look a bit square on the end. If you have been trimming them you should be burnt at the stake!

I'm guessing that I shouldn't then  Should they not be trimmed at all? Before tying or after?

[haresear]

I'm guessing that I shouldn't then  Should they not be trimmed at all? Before tying or after?

Well that depends largely on whether you are looking at the fly from an aesthetic point of view or from  a trout's point of view :worms

It is really just a tradition thing and certainly an untrimmed hackle looks nicer to the human eye.

At this stage in your development as a tier, I reckon you would be best to stay fairly traditional in approach to get a good grounding in the basics, which you can then tinker with or ignore, once learned.

Alex

[Clan Chief]

Sometimes the simplest patterns are the best. Tied a few of these for my box tonight. These are popular at my local. I cant see any reason why they wouldn't be successful on a highland lochan too. Need to try em!

[rannoch raider]

Couple of mulraney pig variants
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1 of the most consistent fleas in ma box fur years and 1 i wouldn't be without. The 1st 1 is usually the deadliest. Had a few whumpers on these 

Ah, the 'Pig' ! Not many people tying or fishing this fellow these days but what a killer it can be on it's day. Spent a day on a small Argyllshire loch many years ago where four of us had two boats between us and for about 4 hours that day the 'pig' was the only fly that caught fish and plenty of them too. I also tie , I think mine is a standard pattern. I'll dig one out and try to stick up a decent photo.

[bibio1]

This thread has maintained momentum throughout it life..... some brillant flees

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