What have you tied today?

[rannoch raider]

Still on the Mayfly theme. A more traditional Spent Gnat pattern, the Deerstalker. It's jazzed up a wee bit with the omission of the thin silver wire and the use of CDL as the spent wing . I see Ryan Houston uses it in a spent pattern tied for Lough Sheelin. I can't get over the size of these things !
Quite a lot seem to be tied on long shank 8's and 10's  :shock: I like the look of this pattern but I doubt if it's practical. It's 'footery' to tie and having a deer hair body, it's going to shred up quickly.
The first photo below has the CDL wing. The second is the more traditional hackle.
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[Robbie]

Not allowing myself to tie flies till I get the rod done. Really need to pull my finger out so I can try and copy those spent patterns!!

[SoldierPmr]

Season starts here this weekend. So I need to get back into practice.
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[goggs]

Cdc olive's

[hopper]

Couple from today

[hopper]

Getting the Orkney box ready

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[Bobfly]

That is a canny compilation   

[hopper]

Haven't really done any flytying for about 3 years, being off work has given me the time to get back at it.

[Bobfly]

Got the mojo back       What is the red one far right in the collection picture ?

[hopper]

Just a colour I like to have in the box.
Tail red dyed pheasant tippet dyed
body light claret slf dubbing
claret hackle palmered
silver rib
dyed guinea fowl hackled
red deer hair swept back and cut muddler head

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After about 3 years away from it still a bit fingers and thumbs