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Title: This mornings efforts
Post by: Hamish Young on 21/02/2009 at 11:09

With exam pressures off me (at bloody last :!), I had more than a few glasses of vino last night to celebrate  :cool:

Sadly, this morning I didn't get the lie in I had hoped for :roll as the small ginger cat decided to wake the house up at 6am  :mad
After strangling the cat (no, that's not a metaphor for something else) I decided to tie some salmon flies.
This mornings efforts:

(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/ABZSTILO/Fishing/P1000442.jpg)

I've not tied the cone-heads before, interesting technique which I've still to master  :z7

Hamish  :z3

Title: Re: This mornings efforts
Post by: Iain Goolager on 21/02/2009 at 14:13

Crackers! very nice.

I don't see any flies tied with Ginger Tom fur!?

Any reason for the long piece of tubing on the bottom tube fly?

Title: Re: This mornings efforts
Post by: sightbob on 21/02/2009 at 17:43

very nice hamish, i've been tying myself doing alright but still learing.
 :z18
brian

Title: Re: This mornings efforts
Post by: Barry Robertson on 21/02/2009 at 18:04

Some good efforts Hamish  :z14
Reckon i see a few that would be good sea trout patterns also :shock

Title: Re: This mornings efforts
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 21/02/2009 at 20:54

Quote from: Goolager on 21/02/2009 at 14:13

Any reason for the long piece of tubing on the bottom tube fly?

He just needs bigger rubbers than everyone else
 
:z4 :z4 :z4

Sandy

Title: Re: This mornings efforts
Post by: Iain Goolager on 21/02/2009 at 23:22

I just wondered if it doubled up as a stomach pump ???

Title: Re: This mornings efforts
Post by: Hamish Young on 22/02/2009 at 09:31

Quote from: Goolager on 21/02/2009 at 14:13

I don't see any flies tied with Ginger Tom fur!?

Ahhhhh - saving the fur for trout flies. He's not a big cat you see  :z7

Quote from: Goolager on 21/02/2009 at 14:13

Any reason for the long piece of tubing on the bottom tube fly?

No, I just hadn't got around to cutting it to size when I took the photo :oops

Title: Re: This mornings efforts
Post by: Hamish Young on 22/02/2009 at 09:34

Quote from: bigtroot on 21/02/2009 at 18:04

Some good efforts Hamish  :z14
Reckon i see a few that would be good sea trout patterns also :shock

Ta  :cool: The flies tied on the white tubing (cotton wool bud stalks  :wink ) are also getting a minor tweak in the dressing for Sea Trout use, but will probably use them in that size for sea trout too  :z17 We like BIG flies  :cool:

Hamish  :z3

Title: Re: This mornings efforts
Post by: Barry Robertson on 22/02/2009 at 10:15

Cotton Buds are just the thing  :wink
Have Just bought some Roman Moser Surf Snap Heads and reckon they would finish some of those flies off really nicely.
Ben used them on some patterns on the last tying night, i will use them for my baitfish patterns so will post some pics once i have made some up  :z4


http://www.lakelandflytying.com/284/Cones.aspx

Title: Re: This mornings efforts
Post by: Iain Goolager on 22/02/2009 at 11:55

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Cotton Buds are just the thing

Yes, I think that the blue stemmed ones are a cracking colour for Sea-Trout