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Title: Mayflies
Post by: Jan Keur on 25/01/2017 at 12:09

"Brothers in Petrus"

With "Lochstyle" on my mind for later this year,  and the frozen waters at this moment, I spend some time behind the vice and made a few Wet Mayflies.

(http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o627/Jan350/Mayflies%20Classic%20Wet/Wet%20Mayflies%20compleet_zpsnehlrifv.jpg)

Let spring come soon!! :z13

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Jan

Title: Re: Mayflies
Post by: Mike Barrio on 25/01/2017 at 12:57

Nice work Jan :z16

Title: Re: Mayflies
Post by: Allan Liddle on 25/01/2017 at 13:01

Very nice  :z16

Title: Re: Mayflies
Post by: James Laraway on 28/01/2017 at 09:02

Lovely. Would work great on loch ruthven near me. What's your 'recipe' if I may ask?

Title: Re: Mayflies
Post by: Jan Keur on 30/01/2017 at 18:19

James, "recipe" as in materials and tying method??

Just classic,  :z7

Hook: Kamasan B175 #8 or 10
Tail; Pheasant tail cock natural
Rib; Copper wire (or coloured matching the pattern)
Body; Hares Dub (various colours, matching the pattern)
Body hackle; India Cock
1st front hackle; Hen (soft hackle)
2nd front hackle; Franch Partridge
(Optional Grey mallard fank, Cloaked style))
Thread; Uni 8/0 black (mainly)

Gr

Jan

Title: Re: Mayflies
Post by: James Laraway on 14/02/2017 at 10:49

rather then buy yet more materials i thought i would try with some of the coloured teal flank feather i have. This one is the chartreuse version from last night. Lots more exciting colours to try too . I should say there are not many materials. Pheasant tail, chartreuse wire, mirage tinsel, chartreuse badger hackle and teal :-)

Title: Re: Mayflies
Post by: Derek Roxborough on 15/02/2017 at 16:29

 nice tie, I use  the Irish Octopus patterns, seem to work well on our local lochs, easgach 1

Title: Re: Mayflies
Post by: Jan Keur on 17/02/2017 at 14:09

Nice one James!! :z16

Teal as well as Mallard flank feathers are working (and looking) fine on wet Mayfly patterns.

"The Gosling"  is such a pattern with Mallard flank as topping feather!

(http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o627/Jan350/Mayflies%20Classic%20Wet/WP_20161120_16_32_55_Pro_zpsoczkv4th.jpg)

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Jan

Title: Re: Mayflies
Post by: Hamish Young on 17/02/2017 at 18:10

Nice, I like the Gosling as I used to tie them for my Dad who swore by them for pretty much everything that swims.
I've not dressed the body with a palmered hackle though, it looks interesting and subtly different  :z16

Title: Re: Mayflies
Post by: James Laraway on 17/02/2017 at 20:33

I think I'll tie up some goslings 😀

Title: Re: Mayflies
Post by: James Abel on 22/02/2017 at 10:47

i was fishing with flies like this last year and I was slaughtering the fish. I think it was called a professor or a bumble I think. Anyway I'm sure it will do the business 😉