Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Fly Tying => Topic started by: Mike Barrio on 04/03/2010 at 01:16
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Hi folks :cool:
Please post your March step by step fly tying competition entries in this thread. This will be the last month for now, as the Brownie season opens soon, but we can start again in the Autumn :wink
For details about this competition, please see http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2293.0 (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2293.0)
Best wishes
Mike Barrio
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A Sandy Crab :roll
Been learning about how to tie crab patterns, experimented with lots of ways to do it.
But have settled on a way that i can make one that i'm happy with.
Easy to cast, quick to sink, flares aggressively like a threatened crab and waves its claws at the fish.
Lots of movement but be durable too.
Hook: Mustad 34007 size 2
Thread: White monocord
Claws: Tan EP fibres
Mouth parts: Pink Holofusion.
Legs: round silicone , from the skirt of a spinner (spare skirts are way cheaper than buying specific legs)
Body: Cream EP fibres with a few strands of Tan
Eyes: Small dumbells in either nickel or gold
Back/belly: Z-poxy allowed to soak in.
Step 1: Select a hook.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/5ulcgz.jpg)
Step 2: Bend the eye a bit as shown.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/95pjir.jpg)
Step 3: Begin with the thread on the bent section.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/15gv708.jpg)
Step 4: Tie in dumbells with figure of eight wraps.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/33ue2x5.jpg)
Step 5: Tie in a length of Tan EP , so the fibres extend the same length as the shank of the hook.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/140dqug.jpg)
Step 6: Split the EP into 2 bunches and figure of eight between them to seperate them.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2v7vy1j.jpg)
Step 7: Tie in a few strands of holofusion between the two bunches of EP
(http://i44.tinypic.com/2ut20p4.jpg)
Step 8: Pull back the EP and tie down some of the holofusion behind the EP, it helps to keep the claws apart and looks like the mouth parts of the crab.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2cmsrh1.jpg)
Step 9: Tie down the holofusion and finish behind the eyes. Trim the claws.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/dey53d.jpg)
Step 10: Hit the tips of the claws with a brown marker, for some definition.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/1ea0zq.jpg)
Step 11: Tie in the first legs, as shown with figure of eight wraps, so they stick out horizontally.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/dcv9rq.jpg)
Step 12: Tie in the other legs as shown, the same way. Try to evenly space them along the shank (but its not essential)
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2qs5so9.jpg)
Step 13: Form a dubbing loop at the claws end of the fly. Take the thread back to the eyes and hold the spool out of the way
(http://i41.tinypic.com/3rbtf.jpg)
Step 14: Take a full length of Cream EP fibres about this thickness.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/1zp41ol.jpg)
Step 15: cut the EP into small section and put them together like this, mix in some brown sparsely.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/2vv5heh.jpg)
Step 16: Put the fibres into the dubbing loop.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/2moq92g.jpg)
Step 17: Hold the legs and claws out of the way, so you can spin the twister without catching them.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/27xecg2.jpg)
Step 18: Spin the loop.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/w9h2x4.jpg)
Step 19: Stroke the spun rope for the fibres to stick out, free any that are trapped with a dubbing needle.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/qqbsbc.jpg)
Step 20. Pull the back legs forward and make 2 full turns making sure the fibres don't get trapped.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/30rrvo9.jpg)
Step 21: Pull the legs back and make two turns between the legs, repeat this again for the next set of legs and then make a further two turns between last set of legs and the eyes. Tie it down.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/5ttco7.jpg)
Step 22: Turn fly on its side and pull the legs away, gently brush the fibres out ready to be trimmed.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/x1g58w.jpg)
Step 23: Trim the ends so they form a nice curve like this.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/vwvbjp.jpg)
Step 24: Leg the legs go and then repeat for the other side.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/2v30txj.jpg)
Step 25: Clip the back of the fly (which is it's belly) so it is flat.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/4reotu.jpg)
Step 26: Turn fly over and clip the other side to a slight dome, this is the carapace.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/25999qo.jpg)
Step 27: Clipped fly should now look something like this.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/zl813r.jpg)
Step 28: Mix up some epoxy and apply to the Dumbells area first.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/v41a1y.jpg)
Step 29: Apply some more epoxy to the back of the fly, just down the middle though, let it soak into the fibres. Be careful not to get any on the edges.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/6yfyh0.jpg)
Step 30: Do the same to the other side of the fly, again just down the middle.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2hwn401.jpg)
Step 31: Once it soaks in nicely, like this.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/ohn4sy.jpg)
Step 32: Put the crab on dryer and leave to turn, until dry.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/i1acfb.jpg)
Once finished the crab looks like this.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/102m7bb.jpg)
(http://i40.tinypic.com/wridti.jpg)
The kink in the hook and the eyes in that place , make the fly sink and sit at 45' to the bottom, this throws the claws out in a defensive pose as it hits the bottom. When you tweek it, it should kick up some sand and wave its claws and legs about like its trying to burrow into the sand.
There has been a lot of tank testing to get the fly to sink and sit right, as the presentation seems to be the key.
The movement is something i could not live without, stuff should look alive. I'm very happy with it as a wee fly, hopefully it will get a proper test against some Golden Trevally in the next couple of weeks.
:z18
Sandy
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very nice indeed!
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Amazing step by step Sandy, great looking fly.
Robbie
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Looks great sandy! :z16
Jay
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Nice step by step Sandy, bet that took a few minutes to make :z4
Cheers for taking the time to put it together anyway :z18
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Thought I'd have a go at doing a step by step, It won’t be up to the standard set by Sandy.
I recently came across this pattern on the internet (http://www.thehighlanderway.com/wild_waters.html) although I have never used this fly before I expect it will take its fair share of fish.
Willie Ross:
Hook: Kamasan B175 size 12
Thread: Black UTC 140
Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippet
Rib: Silver wire
Body: Thread
Rear Hackle: Black hen
Front Hackle: Red hen, tied slightly longer than rear hackle
Now for a demonstration of poor photography:
Step 1: Mount the hook in the vice
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx246/Robbie_Mac_photos/WR1-1.jpg)
Step 2: Catch on thread and wind in touching turns to a point between the hook point and barb.
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx246/Robbie_Mac_photos/WR2.jpg)
Step 3: Catch in tail and rib.
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx246/Robbie_Mac_photos/WR4.jpg)
Step 4: Bind down tail and rib, forming a carrot shape body, and rib in even turns.
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx246/Robbie_Mac_photos/WR5.jpg)
Step 6: Catch in black hen hackle, wrap one or two turns, tie off and remove waste.
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx246/Robbie_Mac_photos/WR6.jpg)
Step 7: Catch in red hen hackle, wrap one or two turns, tie off and remove waste. Form a neat head, whip finish and tie off.
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx246/Robbie_Mac_photos/WR7.jpg)
You will note the slight mistake I made whilst working out how to resize photos in photo bucket, next time I will keep the original until I have posted the step by step.
Robbie
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Nice and simple wee fleee Robbie, well done on your first step by step!
Nice to see someone differant contributing :z18
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Thanks for the great "step by steps" Sandy and Robbie ....... excellent stuff!
Best wishes
Mike
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Good stuff Robbie
nice to have some more people joining in :z16
sandy
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Robbie
A good start and great to see more people joining in. It will get easier as you go along.
Sandy
Impressive as ever. Until I read the explanation at the end I kept wondering if the fish would be puzzled to see a crab with it's eyes at the wrong end. :grin
Irvine
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Until I read the explanation at the end I kept wondering if the fish would be puzzled to see a crab with it's eyes at the wrong end. :grin
Irvine
:z4 :z4 :z4
that's why they are silver/gold the black/grey ones
did look like eyes to me and it seemed all wrong :z10
I did try eyes on stalks on one version and it was major overkill
the claws were the tricky bit :z6 but I got there in the end :wink
sandy
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The Alexandra, the trout in the Don love this as a wet fly, in the autumn stil water trout love it, and its alleged to be good for sea-trout too!
Hook: single or double, this one is a size 12 single and a size 12 VMC low water double
Thread: black silk
Tail: red swan or substitute
Body: silver holographic tinsel
Rib: silver oval tinsel
Hackle: black cock
Wing: Peacock sword fibres, and red swan or substitute.
Pop the hook into the vice
(http://i41.tinypic.com/3089yxs.jpg)
Run the thread down to the bend and then catch in the red tail I used red schlappen because I couldn't find a red swan to hand.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/4jrnkl.jpg)
Catch in some silver holgraphic tinsel at the eye
(http://i41.tinypic.com/20tqph4.jpg)
Run the thread down to the bend and catch in the rib, then wind the thread back to the eye and run the silver holographic tinsel up and down the body of the hook.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/dbprig.jpg)
Rib the body with the silver oval tinsel catch it in with the silk and then trim off the excess (shaky hand alert!)
(http://i43.tinypic.com/33ucxuf.jpg)
Catch in a black cock hackle and make a few turns
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2dm8ao2.jpg)
Catch in three of four peacock sword fibres and tie them off.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/16ktfnl.jpg)
Tie in a slip of red swan on either side of the wing.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/avj3w4.jpg)
Whip finish and add a coat of clear varnish.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/6fb1py.jpg)
Here's a version tied on a size 12 low water double. My big book of salmon flies says its good for night time sea-trout.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/347w594.jpg)
Cheers
Matt :z18 :z15 :z16
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Matt
One of my favourites :z16
I usually tie with small jungle cock cheeks, give it a whirl :z3
Sandy
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Nice fly Matt and must agree jungle cock would give it that little bit of an edge, great sea troot pattern anyway and a great step by step :z16
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The Stimulator one of my favorite flies strip it through a wave, hang buzzers off it its almost unsinkable sort of a classy thingamebober. Works on the river as well as lochs took my biggest Don trout on this fly minus the legs . This is my first step by step so here goes.
Hook - Old partridge forget the make
Tail - Elk
Rib - Fine gold wire
Body - Any colour dubbing match the hatch if you have a particular insect in mind
Body Hackle - Brown
wing - Elk
Throat Hackle - Grizzly
Thorax - Dubbing
Legs - Orvis small rubber legs (optional)
Step 1
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2hxvxv9.jpg)
Tie in a small clump of Elk hair for a tail and the fine gold wire for the rib
Step 2
(http://i40.tinypic.com/beu990.jpg)
Dub the body leaving enough room for the wing and thorax. Then tie in the body hackle.
Step 3
(http://i43.tinypic.com/m8mp1e.jpg)
Palmer the body hackle back to the tail and trap down with the fine gold wire. Tie the wire down at the thorax and cutt off.
Step 4
(http://i41.tinypic.com/24lpqgl.jpg)
Take a small clump of Elk and stack in a hair stacker or use your fingers tie in backwards almost reaching the tail. Then tie in the grizzly hackle for the the thorax
Step 5
(http://i40.tinypic.com/o7kjyo.jpg)
Tie in the ruber legs i leg on each side of the body. Tie in the middle of the leg from above the legs will look like an X. (These are optional must admit dont think the fish care if the fly has them or not)
Step 6
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2yl2yic.jpg)
Palmer the Grizzly hackle up the thorax between the legs and tie off at the head. Whip finish and varnish attach to the leader and catch some fish.
View from above showing legs
(http://i41.tinypic.com/6iqhdf.jpg)
Michael
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thats excellent Micheal! I must make a list of all the flies from the step by steps this winter! Good to see some different peple entering too.
cheers
Matt
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Two excellent SBS’s by both Matt and Michael.
Have always liked the look of the Alexandra, and will definitely have to try out a stimulator.
Robbie
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The Endrick Spider named after the River Endrick.
A simple little fly that works well for brown trout in rivers and lochs and for rainbows in lochs and stocked fisheries so it is a very useful one to have in your box.
Materials
Hook : Partridge Capt Hamilton Wet sizes 10 to 18. When march browns and LDOs are about size 12 is best.
Thread : Brown 6/0
Underbody : copper wire
Tail and Thorax : cock pheasant tail centre feather
Rib : oval silver tinsel – small
Hackle : grey partridge
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2csflub.jpg)
Build up a small under body of the copper wire
(http://i44.tinypic.com/2csdrmu.jpg)
Catch on the thread and bind down the wire. Build up a small taper at the rear onto the wire so there will be no bumps when you wind on the body.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/afd1kw.jpg)
Fold 4-5 pheasant tail fibres back a right angles so all the tips are aligned and snip off.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/b7id90.jpg)
Tie in the fibres for the tail.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2vcu9uv.jpg)
Snip of the waste, level with the back of the copper underbody and catch in the rib.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/14ke906.jpg)
Cut of another 6-8 tail feather fibres and tie in with the points facing towards the eye of the hook. Wind the thread to the front of the copper wire.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/kcx98n.jpg)
Wind the feather fibres forward and catch off with the thread. Trim the waste and then wind on the rib in the opposite direction and tie off.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/1z36ogx.jpg)
Select a suitably sized grey partridge feather, clean off the fluff at the base.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/dpe6h5.jpg)
Stroke most of the fibres towards the base of the stem.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2ppecyc.jpg)
Tie in by the tip and trim off waste.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/4gg6ck.jpg)
Fold the hackle fibres towards the tail of the fly and wind on the hackle, keeping on folding the fibres back. Two turns are plenty.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/23lb9fn.jpg)
Tie off the hackle and trim the waste.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2q1b5ee.jpg)
Whip finish and put on a drop of head cement. That’s it.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/1z6z4ee.jpg)
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Hi Irvine :cool:
Nice spider ..... and it catches fish too! :wink
Thanks for an excellent step by step :z16
Best wishes
Mike
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Hot spot Gammarus
Hook: Partridge Authentic Czech Nymph Size 10
Thread: Anything you like in Brown/ Tan or to suit your choice of dubbing
Appendages: Grey Partridge fibres
Rib: Copper wire – or wire/ mono of your choice
Underbody: flat lead strips
Back: Orange scud back or similar in colour to suit pattern
Body: Natural & Orange (for hotspot) Awesome Possum or of your choice
Place hook in vise
(http://i43.tinypic.com/wtuoeq.jpg)
Cut strips of flat lead foil approx. 2mm wide.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2v3282s.jpg)
Remove backing & apply 1st wrap of lead to hook shank – lead should start and finish as shown in picture
(http://i41.tinypic.com/331kv10.jpg)
Build up layers of lead to produce desired shape – consecutive layers should start and finish inboard of previous wrap.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/4zx0lk.jpg)
Start tying thread and cover lead making a smooth outline.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/208gnjo.jpg)
Tie in some grey partridge fibres at the tail of the shrimp.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/vqqikm.jpg)
Tie in a length of copper wire at the tail and secure as the thread is wound up to 2mm from the eye.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/20kdut5.jpg)
Tie in another bunch of grey partridge fibres – forward facing – at the head of the fly.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/66hu6a.jpg)
Select a strip of scud back and cut a point or taper at one end. Tie in at the eye – facing forward.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/20qghnt.jpg)(http://i44.tinypic.com/16096bo.jpg)
Run the tying thread back down to the tail and start to dub the body. Use the natural fur to form the body, stopping to introduce a hot spot of orange.
(http://i40.tinypic.com/10h83zq.jpg)(http://i40.tinypic.com/28uhfep.jpg)(http://i43.tinypic.com/2j0m2kx.jpg)(http://i41.tinypic.com/fk7ec5.jpg)
Fold the scud back over at the eye and secure with a wrap or two of thread.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/20h2bnb.jpg)
Ensure the scud back is sitting centrally down the shrimp and lock off with 2 turns of the copper wire at the tail. Wind the copper wire up the body to segment the ‘fly’ and secure at the head.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2a5b0ww.jpg)(http://i43.tinypic.com/f2spxj.jpg)
Remove tag of scud back and of copper wire.
Tease out ‘legs’ from dubbing and varnish head
(http://i43.tinypic.com/2j6449f.jpg)
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Very nice Irvine and Iain!
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Hi folks :cool:
I think our winter "step by step" competition has proved to be great fun and we will hopefully do it again next year. A big thank you to all those who took part, I found all of the SBS interesting and I've picked up a good few tips along the way!
The winner of the March SBS entries is Iain "Goolager" for his Hot spot Gammarus.
Well done Iain! Please drop me a PM when you get a chance and let me know which prize you would like :z16
I hope you all enjoyed taking part this year! :z12
Best wishes
Mike
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Well done Iain
I knew leaving that red light on in the bedroom would eventually bring you some luck :z7
:z4 :z4
Sandy
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Well done Ian. Nice tying, done by the light of the street lamps too by the look of it. No wonder you got yourself a new bench lamp :grin
Irvine
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Well done Iain. Shame they didn't work today though!
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Much appreciated cheek ladies!
Yes, the dim light has now left the building
Thanks Mike
Iain
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Mike,
WF4 line arrived today, many thanks. I'm off to spool it onto the reel now & relegate the Wulff TT to holding up the sweet peas.
Iain