Hi DerekGood to see you caught some fish today It's raining here tonight, so I'm hoping that will help to sort the loch out Best wishesMike
One thing to watch out for is if the idicator or dry is too big it will cause alot of resistance when the fish takes the fly which in turn might cause lots of mouthing of the fly but less hook ups!A floating line has very little resistance which in turn alows the fish to take of with the fly giving you time to strike, resulting in a better hook up rate
Evenin' thrillseekers..From the Buzzers in the classified section... for those of you who might wanna tie yer own Don't ask me for any tips though whilst I'm floggin them :rolleyes: Most of these patterns followed on from the 'Brancusi' buzzer, which I entered into last seasons 'Buzzer Challenge', and some of you will have seen before. I tried to keep the form as pure and simple as possible, yet still suggestive of the pupal profile. The hook profile seemed to say it all, and would no doubt catch buzzer feeders fished bare. I don't believe a bare hook is a fly though, or cricket. I still needed the coloured and translucent thorax though, so I started working out from the hook, rather than onto it, and consequently ended up doing away completely with any 'materials' as such. A slow build up of varnish, and the feintest hint of ink at the thorax complemented the Hayabusa profile in a very pleasing way. The combo of red ink and varnish gives a lovely glow, and when transmitted in the water brings light and life that suggests the surge of blood to the thorax as the buzzer ascends prior to hatching.Anyway, that's enough of that nonsense.. Yes, they work! I caught many fish on this incarnation of the Brancusi right through last season - being particularly effective in April/May/June. [SIZE="4"]The 'Brancusi' Buzzer[/SIZE] Same Buzzer - Different light------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[SIZE="4"]The 'Jelly Bean Buzzer'[/SIZE]Another 'minimalistic' suggestive approach. This one followed on from the Brancusi, but with a bit more meat on the bone, and bringing more colour and translucency to the full profile. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The next batched followed on from the 'Jelly Bean', with the addition of the cheeks/ 'wing buds' that appear on the natural prior to hatching, coupled with the surge of blood. Now we can get really specific with the colour combinations for when the fish get picky, or for those of you who wouldn't trust the simplicity of a 'Brancusi' !Pointless giving any of the a name really, there's that many permutations possible. 'Solid Shuck'[/B]'Ribbed'[/B]A few options......Tight linesRob
now that is what you call flytying,the photos are amazing
one day if you keep going to the lessons
How do you think they get that affect?
Do you think if you used a pen on the hook and then varnished over it , it would work?Must go find out yeah it works ,I have one drying Sandy
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