What have you tied today?

[Ian_M]

Very nice to Col, I had forgotten about that fly - thanks   

[Tim]

Saw I'd missed the seal fur  :x need some claret too. Must concentrate harder. Will have to order the floss for now. Thanks for info.

Like the Corrie Killers. Will be needing to tie some of those before first trip North in June. Might not be just the thing for the chalkstreams though...

Tim

[Clan Ford]

Brian,

I like the look of the Craftye Devil - reckon that it will do some damage on Drummond Loch - that's me off to the vice, via the OFTA website

Norm

[Ian_M]

Both nice looking Col, especially like the MB variant.

[Clan Ford]

Brian,

I like the look of the Craftye Devil - reckon that it will do some damage on Drummond Loch - that's me off to the vice, via the OFTA website

Norm

OOOps Col,

.... Sorry, can't get my West Lothian Orkney bound anglers right - lucky buggers

Norm

[Ian_M]

Nice fly Brian.  I have heard of that fly I but can't recall ever knowing the dressing. Still, you can't tie them all - can you?

Looks like ...

tail - red hackle fibres
body - yellow seals fur then peacock herl
hackle - red game

can't see a rib?

[Fishtales]

Nice fly Brian.  I have heard of that fly I but can't recall ever knowing the dressing. Still, you can't tie them all - can you?

Looks like ...

tail - red hackle fibres
body - yellow seals fur then peacock herl
hackle - red game

can't see a rib?

The original dressing  from Stewart's  book.

Tail - whisks from the scarlet breast feather of the golden pheasant

Tag - gold-coloured floss, mohair or seal's fur

Body - two strands of peacock sword feather

Rib - fine oval or round gold tinsel over tag and body

Hackle - Furnace (red/black) cock or hen

[Ian_M]

Nice one Sandy   

[Fishtales]

The tag in the your picture is also a bit longer than the one in the picture in the book.

[Malcolm]

The Whaup asked about some flies I had seen in a fellow fisherman's box at the weekend. I have to say that I have never seen anything like these in the flesh and I was very taken with the style - so much so that I tied up a few for my next trip to the Clyde. This is one of the flies I saw although the materials may be different it's a size 16. The way these are fished is across and downstream, Ian said most of the takes come between  11 o'clock and 2 o'clock and then again as they come onto the dangle. The stoneflies had a slim wing tied flat and a very light hackle in front of the wing.