What have you tied today?

[Lochan_load]

Right I usually shy away from paired wings because I struggle with them but I've decided to grasp the nettle and try and get somewhere with them, iv started with the kingfisher butcher, it's come out ok for a first attempt. I usually varnish a tinsel body because it makes it tough and the tinsel won't burst when a fish chews on it, I decided not to this morning for quickness and the copper rib has slipped  :x lesson learned!
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[SoldierPmr]

Cracking fly and the king fisher butcher has always been on of my favourite wet flies (not that I ever catch on it) but I think it's one of the most eye catching flys.

a slip of mallard blue has slipped down to the tail on the photo.

[bibio1]

You've picked one  of the hardest to start with. Try turning the wing upside down and rib much closer.....maybe 5 or 6 turns.

It's a beautiful fly.

[corsican dave]

as you might have seen, I caught a couple of pike on a very nicely done commercial fry pattern the other day. but, let's face it; it was a bit naff, wasn't it? I mean, what self-respecting mutha of a pike would risk itself for that tiny little morsel? now, spinning hair like that is definitely an art form, but I reckoned with a bit of ingenuity and some marker pens I stood half a chance.... £4 worth of fox tail and a pile of trimmings later here's a 5/0 version:
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next time i'll add the fins in as I go and get some bigger eyes. but first i'll save up for some more hair!! :

[paulr]

Yaass! Brilliant job Dave 

[Lochan_load]

Nicely done! That's bigger than a lot of fish I catch Dave  :roll:
Appropriate you should be posting cos I've done a fly that you might approve of! It's only a size 8 long (that's massive for me!) but it's ugly as sin and got rubber legs, bit like Fred's rubber legged sedgehog from last week but BIGGER, think it's called a sedgezilla.
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[Lochan_load]

And from underneath
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[corsican dave]

proper sort of a flea that, Andy  I can imagine some lunker carp chasing that  :

[rannoch raider]

Nice pair of perchy fellows there Dave. I could see them killing pike and trout on somewhere like Mentieth around this time of year. Hold on tight! :lol:

[rannoch raider]

Your rubber legged sedgezilla has a real interesting 'footprint' Andy. It would be good as a grasshopper in a pale green / brown ? You can bet it will bring them up for a look at the very least. I've just taken delivery of a bag of materials for the winter tying. One of them is olive centipede rubber legs ! I fancy a red arsed green peter rubber leg hog !