[Allan Liddle]

Don't forget the Squirmies and Mops for you and Sandy Liam 

[Liam Stephen]

Already on it Allan!! 



Sandy, just a dozen of each for you? 

 

[Allan Liddle]

Brilliant 

[Iain Cameron]

Liam and Sandy - your boxes are WAAAAAY too neat and tidy. curse you for making me feel guilty... but good on ya for reminding us that the season isn't so far away


I literally threw my fly tying tray and vice and materials into a cardboard box in november, in a frantic clear up the day before a new wooden floor got put down. Had a quick rummage in the box for superglue last week. Caused chaos. Hooks and feathers everywhere...  still, I've got until March to get my stuff together.

[Liam Stephen]

Iain 

You better pull your finger out there's only 56 days to go! 

I can't wait!!!

 

[Iain Cameron]

You better pull your finger out there's only 56 days to go! 

56 minutes to go is when I'm likely to remove finger and get tying over my 3rd coffee of the opening day morning.

[Derek Roxborough]

Yes Ian watch what you are doing with the super glue  , easgach 1

[Liam Stephen]

Iain I'd  be shaking with excitement that morning. My flies wouldn't be up to much! 

 

[Allan Liddle]

Relax and take it leisurely, wander down the banks and wait for the olives to appear around lunchtime..........

[Liam Stephen]

I'll leave that to the older chaps Allan!! 

Still messing about with nymphs for some reason...... 

Sawyers Killer Bug:


Dries are proving to be a struggle so far. Hopefully I find the motivation before march!

 

[Iain Cameron]

nice bug Liam


So, my fly box looked like this at the end of last season






and, ready for the start of 2017, it looks like this:




aye, just as messy. While young guns wander the banks searching with pink bugs, i'll be trying to find the right flee in all that chaos i call my fly box

[Liam Stephen]

Iain do you belong to the 'Dry or Die' group? 

I see a couple of my favourites among the chaos! 

[Liam Stephen]

Just ordered one of these for the car....... 



 

[Liam Stephen]

Here's an idea I've been toying with for a while now. It's probably been done before, so I'm not claiming fame to it.

The only downside to the PTN is durability. Whist it's not enough of a con to stop me using them I've often wondered how to change this. I've seen lots of videos and post of perdigon nymphs recently and of course I love my ceramics. This got me thinking why not add a coat of resin to a finished fly.......?

Here's the result:



When wet:



I really like the look. The segmentation is enhanced, it still looks buggy and it's pretty much trout proof. I could change the tails to something more durable as well but I like the PT fibres.


What do you guys think?

 
Liam

[Sandy Nelson]

I think you should get a sticker with proper punctuation.