[Sandy Nelson]

Onto sedges now. Been playing with my existing pattern and trying to use snowshoe and simplify it some more, heavily inspired by some of the Scandinavian tyers on Instagram.. I’ve had a few goes at this now but I’m finally happy that this is the ideal sedge so I only need to carry one. It’s an emerger/adult/spent and even looks like a good upwing emerger.  Floats brilliantly with the spun snowshoe and ultra dry dubbing mix.
This is a size 16 5060 hook.



I’m going to tie it in 12-18 and give it a good test this season. Looks spot on to me, here's a wee video to show the profile better.

[Sandy Nelson]

Iron blues tonight

[Sandy Nelson]

I got some goose biots today, again some Scandinavian inspiration.
So I’ve been playing with a loop wing style CDC emerger pattern. I like the way this one has turned out. Took a few attempts but the proportions are good for 14-18 size flies.



Did some in olive, flame and golden olive

[Sandy Nelson]

Having the new magnifier lamp is proving brilliant. Definitely re sparked my love of flytying.  It’s fantastic to be able to tie small and neat again.
This is an 18

[Sandy Nelson]

That’s my new Fly box now full.
All the patterns I ever use in the right sizes and colours.
One box to cover all my dries and emergers (there’s a wee one with nymphs and wallet for streamers that hide in my waders )

[Kerry Jordan]

That’s a lovely well filled box hombre!
I have a similar topped up Loop compartment box; the thought of it drifting downstream persuaded me to put a paracord lanyard on it.

[Sandy Nelson]

That looks awesome Kerry.
My box was a gift from a mate who came up for a few days a couple of years ago. I thought it was too nice to use.
This winter I decided it’s exactly the box I should be using, so set about filling it up 
Any excuse to tie a few flies.  I’m really enjoying having less rods to make, things are back to pre pandemic numbers. So I decided I’d fill the box with all the flies I use over the course of the season. It came in a really nice pouch which should be able to hook into a necklace thing which I’m going to look at .

[Sandy Nelson]

Saw a cool Griffiths gnat/buzzer variant on Instagram yesterday.
Had a wee go today. This is a size 20. So should work a treat when they are after small black stuff





Also been watching some of a Robert Smiths  little videos, I really like them, I noticed in his dirty dozen spiders he had one with a green tail . Got me thinking having also seen Davie McPhail cdc sedge spider . So did some playing until I was happy with the style and proportions.
Here’s a blended cdc and Partridge egg laying caddis spider



I reckon that has to work 

[David Crosson]

Not sure if i posted a photo of fly in wrong area?   Learning the neighborhood, is this where i should post fly pictures ?

[Mike Barrio]

Couple of crackers Sandy, I enjoy Robert's videos too 

[Mike Barrio]

Not sure if i posted a photo of fly in wrong area?   Learning the neighborhood, is this where i should post fly pictures ?

Absolutely fine where it is David 

[Kerry Jordan]

Love that blended cdc and Partridge egg laying caddis spider; just looks right!
Could be termed a CDC Jingler maybe?
I shall tie some up for sure.

[Steven Sinclair]

Decided to have a wee play around with some Teal this morning and came up with the below.






 

Steven.

[Mike Barrio]

Nice one Steven, I really like that 

Looks like a hares ear body and holo tinsel rib?

[Steven Sinclair]

Nice one Steven, I really like that 

Looks like a hares ear body and holo tinsel rib?

Cheers Mike 👍

And it is indeed. It just seems to have all the bits you need without any of the bits you don't.

 

Steven.