[Liam Stephen]

A wee update. The early season  nymphs are complete. The ceramics just need a coat of UV once it arrives. I’ve also made a start on the spares (summer sizes, high /dirty water beads).  I was going to play about with a few experimental patterns this year but why bother.....







Would be cool to see what everyone’s tying over the close season.

 

[Allan Liddle]

Great stuff Liam

[Derek Mckay]

After getting a new C&F box I feel mine is now looking like a crap version of Liam’s

[Liam Stephen]

That’s the shit Derek!

Heavy presence of hot orange. You get much success on them? They came in handy for me during high dirty water.

 

[Derek Mckay]

The water normally goes black rather than muddy above the Isla.  When it’s dark like that the hot orange/black ptn is my go to point fly.  The salmon seam quite partial to them as well as trout. 
Going to try a few bigger perdigons with a hot orange bead and black body this coming season.  See if they go down a little easier in big water.
Have a heap of jig hooks to try out as well. Will see if hookups are as good and snags reduce.  Find them a bit odd looking but I’m sure the fish don’t care.

[Liam Stephen]

Try a white bead in those conditions as well. Saved my ass a couple of times last season.

I have a hankering to do a small box of perdigons to mess around with. Don’t know if I can bring myself to do it though.... it would mean having 3 patterns instead of 2 to choose from.   

In terms of hook ups on the bottom, if you hook it on a curved hook you’ll also hook it on a jig. I stopped using jigs after finding this out and realising I landed more hook s fish on curved hooks.   

 

[Derek Mckay]

Will need to order some white beads to try out.

I’m quite fond of a perdigon for euro nymphing.  It’s a slippery slope though you will have boxes of all sorts again in no time.

[Dave Robb]

What hooks are you guys preferring for making up these beaded PTNs?

[Derek Mckay]

Mine are mainly on Kamasan B110, strong, cheap and the barb can just be nipped down.
Some are on the Hends BL 510, it just looks like a black nickel barbless B110 but are more expensive.
Although I have that Kamasan box I buy them in bulk so they work out far cheaper

[Liam Stephen]

Strong curved barbed things. Daiichi is my preference but those B110 are great!

 

[Derek Mckay]

Do you prefer the 1120 or the 1130 Liam?

[Liam Stephen]

1120 are better and are basically just a Kamasnan B110. I use the 900 though, Funky Fly Tying or  Troutline for them.

 

[Sandy Nelson]

D900's for me too

Have tried pretty much all of them, these are the only ones that haven't sprung on me yet.

 

Sandy

[Derek Mckay]

Will need to get some of those Daiichis to try out.  Are they comparable size wise to the B110.

[Derek Mckay]

Been tying up a few of these. Hopefully they will hold up big beads