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Title: What are you tying today?
Post by: Mike Barrio on 25/01/2009 at 13:26: Hi folks :cool:

Is anybody at the fly tying bench today? What are you tying? ..... Show us some photos :wink
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Stuart Smith on 25/01/2009 at 13:38: i am indeed

trying to get the stock of flys up for this season if it ever starts again

its been a long closed season.

right im tying mudlers on size ten with a red tail,a hears ear body and a red game parmered hackle, and problery some sedges after that.in a deer hair mood.cand beat the stuff with a big stick

sorry no photos yet

stuart :z12
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Peter McCallum on 25/01/2009 at 18:45: You mean you'vemanaged to suss out putting photos on Suart?? took you long enough, we missed loads from oz :z4 :z13
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 25/01/2009 at 19:11: Will back to the vice shortly to finish off some buzzers for Alex and to re plenish my cormorant box :z16
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Post by: Stuart Smith on 25/01/2009 at 19:59: ha peter

i can get them on the computer but dont know how i curse at the thing and they go on

stuart :z8
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 29/01/2009 at 18:52: A few from the vice to try out at Haddo tomorrow hopefully :z16
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq20/bigtroot/DSC00312-1.jpg)
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq20/bigtroot/DSC00318.jpg)
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq20/bigtroot/DSC00333-1.jpg)
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq20/bigtroot/DSC00301.jpg)
(http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq20/bigtroot/DSC00307.jpg)
Hope you like them :z16
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Dave Mundie on 29/01/2009 at 19:24: Baz,

They look tempting lets know how you get on.

Dave
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Peter McCallum on 29/01/2009 at 21:48: Czech nymphs for the FF&FT comp. As for pictures look in last months mag. The ones Magnus tied........ Mine look F**k all like them................15 I've tied. I'm going mad......................................Maaaad!! :mad :mad
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 29/01/2009 at 21:50: Quote from: rabbitangler on 29/01/2009 at 21:48
Czech nymphs for the FF&FT comp. As for pictures look in last months mag. The ones Magnus tied........ Mine look F**k all like them................15 I've tied. I'm going mad......................................Maaaad!! :mad :mad

Is FF+Ft any good?
Iam getting fed up reading the crap in trout fisherman, to much focus on down the road and to much bumf and advertising :cry
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Mike Barrio on 29/01/2009 at 22:05: Yes Baz, FF&FT ...... based in Scotland and the only one for me! :z16

Best wishes
Mike
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Peter McCallum on 29/01/2009 at 22:19: Quote from: Mike Barrio on 29/01/2009 at 22:05
Yes Baz, FF&FT ...... based in Scotland and the only one for me! :z16

Best wishes
Mike

Yup, can't beat it. Ally Hogg has several in stock just now Barry>
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 29/01/2009 at 22:24: Will pick a copy up tomorrow :z16
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Post by: Mike Livingstone on 31/01/2009 at 16:21: A couple of days late in answering this one but here are a couple that I have being tying. The first is a stonefly pattern to test out additional uses for Klinkhammer hooks and the second is a shrimp pattern that I tied with my 5year old daughter's help.

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Wigglepicker/Stonefly.jpg)

(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Wigglepicker/IMG_1723.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 31/01/2009 at 16:22: A couple of crackers there Mike, well done :z16
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Mike Livingstone on 31/01/2009 at 16:34: Baz,

I notice you tied a pheasant tail nymph in your selection - how do you get on with PTNs? I personally think they are great and tie them in the American style with a peacock thorax and PT legs.

Mike
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Dutchfly on 01/02/2009 at 20:06: For the first time this winter I've spend some time at the tyingbench (thank you, creditcrunch :mad). I've tied some CDC&Elk (size 10 and 16) for our upcoming trip to The Don. Sorry, no pics...

CU

Jeroen
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 02/02/2009 at 00:01: I have been tying stupid sized Dutch style Pike flies on size 8/0 hooks!

Arrrrrrrrrghhh!!!!! :shock :z16
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Cameron deBoth on 02/02/2009 at 11:41: Quote from: Rob on 02/02/2009 at 00:01
I have been tying stupid sized Dutch style Pike flies on size 8/0 hooks!

Arrrrrrrrrghhh!!!!! :shock :z16

Practicing for wed?
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 02/02/2009 at 13:37: Yip!!!!
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 03/02/2009 at 12:33: Guess whose not fishing today :z6

Bloody Kids :roll Fancy getting sick on my first day off without ice :z8 I dunno.

Still i was playing at the vice this morning, trying a little trick from rod building to try and make a nice translucent buzzer.
Seeing the flies getting posted with varnished bodies, had me thinking. This is the outcome.
It looks pretty standard but has something i cant quite put my finger on :cool:
Its all made of thread too :wink no paint :cool:

(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh7/skuesapprentice/flies/buzzer.jpg)

Sandy
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 03/02/2009 at 13:01: :shock
Now thats one mean buzzer , i like it :z4
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Derek McLaren on 03/02/2009 at 20:32: very nice :z16
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 08/02/2009 at 18:43: Bought some verniards Micro glint thread - the peacock one yesterday so away to try some new var :winkants! This stuff looks awfy posh
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 09/04/2009 at 22:00: Anyone been tying up anything exciting :?
Just away to tie up some cormorants :grin
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Jay Scott on 10/04/2009 at 22:31: Trying to get some cascades done but having a right laugh trying to master the hackles :mad can't seem to fold them or make them look half presentable without a massive head on the fly :oops. Fun of the Fair! :z4

Jay
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 10/04/2009 at 22:38: Are you out for Salmon soon JayS?
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Jay Scott on 10/04/2009 at 22:52: Not too sure hope so... away to buy a season ticket on the Ness and give it a bash and have a day on the Don next time i'm down too probably.

What about yourself Iain?

Jay
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Irvine Ross on 11/04/2009 at 08:53: Quote from: jayscott on 10/04/2009 at 22:31
Trying to get some cascades done but having a right laugh trying to master the hackles :mad can't seem to fold them or make them look half presentable without a massive head on the fly :oops. Fun of the Fair! :z4
Jay

Jay

Try tying the hackle in by the tip. The stalk is much thinner so the head ends up less bulky.

Hope that helps, :z16 or maybe you are doing that already :z8

Cheers

Irvine
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Paul Rankine on 11/04/2009 at 21:51: Hi Jay,
If you are doubling the hackle , as Irvine says ,tie it in by the tip . Then , assuming that you are right handed , hold the butt end of the hackle between your thumb and index finger of your right hand , then use the thumb and index finger of your left hand to stroke the hackles backwards so that they mesh with each other. Wetting helps . Reverse the instructions if you are left handed. Do not pull too hard as the finer tip may break.

On the subject of small heads don't tie in the very fine tip but snip this off , make a V shaped end by stroking a few hackles forward and tie in this section in . You can gently pull through to minimise but make sure you have hold of enough to hackle to make it secure. Don't use lots of wraps ,you don't need them.

Alternatively , and depending on the pattern, you can strip one side of the hackle of its fibres and tie this in . Good for low water , low "profile" patterns.

Hope that makes sense and helps.

:wink
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Jay Scott on 11/04/2009 at 22:14: Hi Guys,

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the advice sounds like i'll be glued to the tying bench for another week :cool: ........... not that i'm complaining of course! :z4

Cheers,

Jay
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Paul Rankine on 13/04/2009 at 01:42: Hi Jay,
No probs . Any other patterns just post . There is a wealth of information on this site.
Paul. :wink
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: sightbob on 19/04/2009 at 20:44: here's a couple of flies i tied today for those big silver beasties. :z15

frodin style turbo disc

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e307/brianarnold/fly.jpg)

park shrimp

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e307/brianarnold/ps.jpg)

will be put to the test tomorrow
cheers
brian
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 19/04/2009 at 21:04: The look like they will take a Tourist or two :wink
Where are you heading with them?
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: sightbob on 19/04/2009 at 21:07: river deveron, forglen beat.
:z18
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 19/04/2009 at 21:08: Tight lines anyway, let us know how you get on. :z18
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 20/04/2009 at 19:22: Today i ar been mostly building

THIS

(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh7/skuesapprentice/deciever.jpg)

Its a deceiver variant, that was a lot of fun to tie (i mean build :z4)

I only made one, but it was a nice relaxing change from decorating and gearboxes :z6

Sandy
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: sightbob on 20/04/2009 at 21:03: no offers on the muckle beast or the park shrimp but haven't given up on them, so i got the trout rod out with a couple of nymphs and had a fair number of small trout.
cheers
brian
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Peter McCallum on 21/04/2009 at 00:24: Just pot a step by step up for this.
(http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/rabbitangler/DSCF2287-1.jpg)

If you want to see it being tied for real try the ADDA bothy on Sunday
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 21/04/2009 at 08:59: Nice wee fly Peter and your step by step was easy to follow and very clear, Thanks :z16
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 21/04/2009 at 15:24: Peter,

see you sunday

Iain

should I take materials and you can sit and fill my fly box? :wink
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 05/05/2009 at 19:41: somethings like these..............
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg214/goolager/IMG_6766jpeg.jpg)

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg214/goolager/IMG_6761jpeg.jpg)

pretty pointless though - 'aint got time to use them! :cry

Iain
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Noel Kelly on 05/05/2009 at 21:31: Quote from: Goolager on 05/05/2009 at 19:41
somethings like these..............
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg214/goolager/IMG_6766jpeg.jpg)

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg214/goolager/IMG_6761jpeg.jpg)

pretty pointless though - 'aint got time to use them! :cry

Iain
Not at all Iain, send some to me and I will try them for you :z4
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 06/05/2009 at 02:35: Today I have been tying spiders galore..nymphs galore, dries galore...guess who is heading for the Don in the near future..lol
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: smartfly on 20/05/2009 at 14:15: heres some i have done recently hope you like

(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg273/smartfly2007/DSC00794.jpg)

(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg273/smartfly2007/DSC00792.jpg)

(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg273/smartfly2007/DSC00791.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 23/05/2009 at 00:32: Nice flies smart fly :wink
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 04/06/2009 at 22:28: These........

(http://i40.tinypic.com/x5vygx.jpg)

Although I must admit the eyesight is waining - I'll get my excuses in early
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Peter McCallum on 04/06/2009 at 23:13: They look bonny, what are you using for a body?
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Mike Barrio on 04/06/2009 at 23:34: Nice Iain ...... very nice :z16

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 05/06/2009 at 06:35: They look good Iain, a few more coats of varnish maybe !
The Monikie troots will be loving them iam sure :z16
I will post some of my ones later :z18
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 05/06/2009 at 15:36: Quote
a few more coats of varnish maybe
Yup, to produce a better finish BUT I can't be bottomed! as you can tell by the smeared varnish on the bottom two on the left :z6

Peter, the body is stripped peacock herl and I'm quite impressed as they have turned out ok and (no joke) I've been tying them in poor light so it's been a lottery if the 'segmentation' turns out sastisfactorallaly! :z4

Anyone got any interesting patterns on the go?

Iain
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Peter McCallum on 05/06/2009 at 16:52: Quote from: Goolager on 05/06/2009 at 15:36
Yup, to produce a better finish BUT I can't be bottomed! as you can tell by the smeared varnish on the bottom two on the left :z6

Peter, the body is stripped peacock herl and I'm quite impressed as they have turned out ok and (no joke) I've been tying them in poor light so it's been a lottery if the 'segmentation' turns out sastisfactorallaly! :z4

Anyone got any interesting patterns on the go?

Iain
Funnilly enough almost identical to your buzzers
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 05/06/2009 at 19:29: Peter,
and the pictures are..? where?
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 05/06/2009 at 20:28: Iain have you done any with collars of tinsel below the thorax yet?
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 05/06/2009 at 21:19: (http://i42.tinypic.com/9rnkm9.jpg)

That'll be a yes then. :z3
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Post by: Barry Robertson on 06/06/2009 at 00:20: They look like they were stolen out of my box :z4
Good effort anyway, what sizes of hooks did you go for?

Ell chunky green monster is yet to be given a test swim
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2q0k9rc.jpg)
But this blue collared buzzer is taking alot of fish the now :wink
(http://i42.tinypic.com/6h25u0.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 06/06/2009 at 08:41: Nice Collared buzzer - could do with a couple more coats of SH though! :z7 :z7 :z7

Hooks I'm currently using are Kamasan B175's in 10's & 12's. My usual B100 & 110's in 12, 14 & 16's are fine for tying the smaller buzzers but I think straight hooks have to be larger for the same size imitation. if that makes sense.
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Mike Barrio on 06/06/2009 at 09:00: Have another go at the photos please Baz ..... You forgot to resize them :oops

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Peter McCallum on 06/06/2009 at 20:15: Quote from: Goolager on 05/06/2009 at 19:29
Peter,
and the pictures are..? where?

An irish cormorant with stripped herl body
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2djs2hl.jpg)

A stripped herl bodied buzzer - like yours Iain
(http://i42.tinypic.com/14abtb8.jpg)

And a Davy McPhail Blue buzzer - I think the light got to the biots coz they're actually blue not white with a blue edge.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/k27hv.jpg)
And I missed a bit of the end of the body with the varnish :shock :oops Good thing it's only for trout :grin
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 06/06/2009 at 22:43: Peter,
Is it Artifly Electric Blue biots? If so it could be a dying issue as I've the same problem with mine.

Nice flies though - like the Irish Cormorant.............back to the bench :z10

Iain
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 06/06/2009 at 22:51: Now posting pics is a tad easier it looks like this page will be getting pebble dashed with images!
Nice flies peter :z16
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Peter McCallum on 07/06/2009 at 00:45: Quote from: Goolager on 06/06/2009 at 22:43
Peter,
Is it Artifly Electric Blue biots? If so it could be a dying issue as I've the same problem with mine.

Nice flies though - like the Irish Cormorant.............back to the bench :z10

Iain

Tis indeed Artifly stuff. Both the blue & orange
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Iain Goolager on 13/06/2009 at 19:33: Peter,
I can't seem to lay my hands on my JC at the moment so I'm making things up as I go along.

(http://i42.tinypic.com/2cigpdu.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: paavo on 14/06/2009 at 16:33: From the vice today; a couple of Superpuppa. I’ll used to tie them in two colours yellow/black and green/brown.
Originator is the Swedish flytier Lennart Bergqvist.
The Superpuppa will imitate a swimming pupae. The best of all, it’s simple too tie and it catch a lot of fish.
Here is a description how too tie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV29X8TnU3I
//Harri

(http://i43.tinypic.com/ajqkbl.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 14/06/2009 at 17:22: Quote from: Goolager on 13/06/2009 at 19:33
Peter,
I can't seem to lay my hands on my JC at the moment so I'm making things up as I go along.

(http://i42.tinypic.com/2cigpdu.jpg)

Gerry from Artifly should be able to sort you out at a good price, i just got a chatreuse dyed jungle cock and also half an orkney peach dyed jungle cock!
They were suppose to be budget capes at £20 each but they are perfect as far as iam concerned!
Great for cormornt cheeks and cheeks on spiders/wets :z16
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Peter McCallum on 14/06/2009 at 19:03: Quote from: Goolager on 13/06/2009 at 19:33
Peter,
I can't seem to lay my hands on my JC at the moment so I'm making things up as I go along.

(http://i42.tinypic.com/2cigpdu.jpg)

Looks fishy to me Iain, I got my JC from Neil Anderson in Forfar, definetly worth a look if you're down that way. In fact mine is probably too good as theres not that many split feathers on the cape. Cost me £40 after christmas.

The wing on mine is bronze mallard which can be tricky to find in goos quality, hopefully mr cookshill will be at the game fair or even someone at the royal show though I'm told its not really got much in the fishing line.
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 23/07/2009 at 17:23: Anyone been tying anything intresting up lately, getting pretty quiet on here the now :z6
I will stick some photos up later tonight :z18
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 24/07/2009 at 12:10: A couple of cormorant combos that have been doing well for me lately :z18

Silver tinsel body with mirage tinsel pulled over the top of the silver, black marabou tips as wing and red JC cheeks
(http://i25.tinypic.com/2uymwq9.jpg)
Mirage tinsel body , black marabou tips as wing and orkney peach JC Cheeks
(http://i28.tinypic.com/2qkufsz.jpg)
Hot orange Squirrel tail wing,mirage tinsel body and red JC cheeks
(http://i29.tinypic.com/2uhtwkm.jpg)
And i think it looks awfy nice wet
(http://i31.tinypic.com/2usbrep.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: GARYBOY on 24/07/2009 at 20:33: that flies look fantastic :z16
wish i had the patience to tie as good as that , but i am afraid patience is one thing i lack (well so her who shalll be obeyod says !!!!!!!!) :z4 :z4
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 27/07/2009 at 18:46: Couple of wee boobys fresh off the vice, a fine way to finish of your cast of flies with a midge tip!
(http://i29.tinypic.com/qxrww0.jpg)
Title: Some Diawl Bachs
Post by: Barry Robertson on 27/07/2009 at 22:09: (http://i28.tinypic.com/14sphue.jpg)
(http://i31.tinypic.com/25a2qvt.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Dave Mundie on 27/07/2009 at 22:36: Some nice looking flies there Baz :z16

:z18

Dave
Title: Re: What are you tying today?
Post by: Barry Robertson on 28/07/2009 at 15:20: Thanks Dave, glad you like the look of them :wink
Been tying loads up lately :z6