What have you tied today?

[Bobfly]

Just a comment on "silver" hooks from a friend who is an engineer and knows a bit about metals. He was voicing a bit of a warning one day that silver nickel hooks can often be a softer hook and thus more likely to straighten than either a black nickel or a standard carbon steel hook. What you were using here was a comp. heavy weight so I guess no problems but worth thinking of for a light silver nickel type.

[Robbie]

Pete, I think I will need to make more use of marabou. Cormorant type flies could be very useful.

I've been playing with some Peacock tinsel this evening:

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[pedropete]

oh right, cormorants for browns, its something I must try,I have a box full. those palmers are tidy Robbie, just enough flash showing through..fishy a.f.

[scoobyscott]

Nice ties Robbie. Pete they cats would definitely work for browns early season

[pedropete]

scott, hope so, looks like a winning color combo will rig it on a wee double too.

[scoobyscott]

Been tying up bugs recently. Here's a few, the last one I havnt fished but really like the idea. Not my idea I have to say.
It's a tungsten jig back tied in reverse.
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[pedropete]

loads of great nymphs there mate, well-tied too..

[Lochan_load]

I like those copper back ones, really nice.

Robbie that peacock tinsel is one I use loads, works with loads of different colours. Stretched thin it makes a good pearly blue rib.

[pedropete]

some peacock swords from cookshill filled a corner of my box, I've always loved the look of these style of trads(paul Caslin var).10# singles and a few doubles..

[rannoch raider]

Nice job Pete. I like the vivid colour of the cheeks. Did you dye the JC yourself ?