What have you tied today?

[Wildfisher]

Thanks Mike. I have been experimenting   :shock:   with Naiomi for a few years now and the process is ongoing.

Nothing new or original  there (there seldom is in fly tying). I like to take the best bits / ideas from flies and put together something  that works for me. I don't mean sitting at a vice thinking  "let's try this", rather fishing with the fly and  thinking about what works and what does not, what is a pain, what could be done better,  then trying again and thinking about how to improve it  and  simplify the tying.

What works for me in a dry fly  are:

Ease of tying. 
Robustness.
Lack of maintenance when in use.
Catches fish.

This fly uses bits / ideas from  Sanchez Mega Beetle/ Moser's Balloon Caddis, and  a foam Cicada pattern I found by an Aussie guy on Youtube. My only addition (and no doubt that has been done before) is the use of Flexi-Floss for legs. Normal leg rubber is far too thick, stumpy  and immobile for most flies. Flexi-Floss is wonderful stuff. It really moves well and is available in a vast range of colors. No hackle is used (as is used in  Sanchez Mega Beetle), it is completely  unnecessary and makes the fly a pain to tie.

I can tie the above fly in a few minutes,  when tied sensibly it does not fall to bits easily, it is 100% synthetic (if you choose) , does not absorb water and  catches fish from the north Scotland to South  Island New Zealand. In fact it is the only fly I have managed to take a fish on in a notoriously difficult stretch of a certain spring creek on which Alex, John and I have spent  a lot of time . I tie it in olive and black with various leg colours and in various sizes.

[Clan Chief]

Havent tied for a wee while so i decided to start today by tying something simple for a forthcoming  fishing trip

[emc]

Friday's Lochs?

[scoobyscott]

Nice C.C. simple maybe but effective I'm sure. I knocked one of these up last night after watching a video on youtube, McPhails caddis pupae...
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[Clan Chief]

And heres a few Kates I  tied tonight on a size 14 B160 Kamasan hook to go along with the spiders

[bibio1]

V.nice looks good for the week ahead.

Cheers

Paul

[Clan Chief]

These two patterns caught most of my trout on the stravaig. Which I tied in the hostel.

[Wildfisher]

Daddies did do well that trip.

[Clan Chief]

Now starting to get into flytying mode as the season ends. I thought I would tie a few of these today. Its a pattern Bob who used to frequent these pages told me about. size 12 hook. red game fibres [these ones are a bit pale] peacock body [this one dyed claret] copper rib. Magpie wing and black hen hackle.

[Clan Chief]

tiedwrapped these this weekend for the ladies