What have you tied today?

[rannoch raider]

That's nice. It'll have quite a presence in the water.

[Robbie]

I think the thinner rib and addition of a hackle improve the fly a fair bit:

[Clan Chief]

Nice! Sure to temp the tourists!

[pedropete]

nice looking beast Robbie, I had a bash at something different, was inspired after watching Alan Liddle on youtube.Turk's tarantula. has anyone used them on Highland rivers? looks a bit of a monster but apparently, they work.

I'll link the youtube vid.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XKQoMAI1Ew

[haresear]

nice looking beast Robbie, I had a bash at something different, was inspired after watching Alan Liddle on youtube.Turk's tarantula. has anyone used them on Highland rivers? looks a bit of a monster but apparently, they work.

I'll link the youtube vid.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XKQoMAI1Ew

I am willing to bet Allan learned of the effectiveniss of the tarantula from the members of this forum.

Yes they will work on lochs and on rivers too :

Alex

[Wildfisher]

Knowing Allan he likely  tells folk he invented it.    :lol:

[haresear]

Knowing Allan he likely  tells folk he invented it.    :lol:

:lol:

[Robbie]

The result of several disparate sources of inspiration:

[Clan Chief]

Nice! Those are unusual!

[rannoch raider]

Pretty unique Robbie. The orange Guinea fowl doesn't feature in many flies but it a great colour for migratory fish so why not? Add a touch of blue and you have orange , black and blue which is a good combination to have. Tummel shrimp springs to mind. Who knows how it will go but definitely worth a swim, :wink: