What have you tied today?

[Lochan_load]

First attempt at a spey style, the body and Palmer went well and all was good but the golden pheasant shoulder hackle is a bit on the long side and turns out I only had grey mallard and not bronze ( and no opposing feathers!) anyway always good to have room for improvement!
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[rannoch raider]

That's nice that is. The pheasant works quite well tied like that.

[Lochan_load]

Cheers yeah the effect is quite good but too long I think. The fly looked great just with the Palmer. Kinda wish I'd left it. Interested to see what folk think of this, kind of had the willie gunn in mind ( thanks Jim) but didn't really have a plan when I started  :shock:
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[troutmaddave]

First attempt at a spey style, the body and Palmer went well and all was good but the golden pheasant shoulder hackle is a bit on the long side and turns out I only had grey mallard and not bronze ( and no opposing feathers!) anyway always good to have room for improvement!
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I like the spey style a lot, great overall shape. Maybe a black head would look better? That's not a criticism by the way! How did you form the wing? Is it a big bunch removed and folded back on its self?
Nice looking fly, I would fish that for sure

[Lochan_load]

Hey Dave, I put a folded wing on first to support and then put a slip down either side to try and give the flat profile, didn't quite work but I'll definately give it a swim 

[Lochan_load]

Another hair wing silver doctor, size 4 single this time. Think I'm done with these now...far too much like hard work!  :shock:
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[troutmaddave]

That's a nice fly. Beautifly tied!
Keep them coming. Maybe we should have a threat for the classics!!

[Lochan_load]

I don't tie many salmon flies Dave, was just a bit inspired by some of your flies and jims speys, I like the classic style ones but there's a lot of work in them!! . This is basically the Spey style I posted yesterday but with the wing replaced with a jc cheek and a black hackle, could come in handy at some point
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[rannoch raider]

Is that a claret body with a pearl rib Andy ? Whatever it is , its a good combination that goes well with the copper. Bet that would work well as a sea trout bumble. Nice.

[Lochan_load]

It's orange guard hair mixed with hot orange slf and uv, robbed with gold holographic and copper for the Palmer, tired just typing that! Tried to upload a pic from below to show it closer but it won't upload. And cheers