[Mike Livingstone]

My current favourite fly to tie is a slight variant of a Royal Stimulator.  I like to work with elk hair and it is a fly I use a lot, in fact, almost exclusively on one stream here in Norway!  Not the quickest fly to tie but once you get in the groove to tie a few up then it goes smoothly.  This is one of those flies I like to take a bit of time over!

Other top ties
- PTN because it is quick and a hugely effective fly for me.  I also just tied one in size 26 in line with the other thread going on right now, just to see.
- Ollie Edwards' Baetis Nymph - I like the way it looks when it is finished
- The winter tying challenge flies because they actually get me thinking about what I am doing!

[Iain Goolager]

Don't be looking for a piccie

Funny that Hamish 'cos if you take the letters in 'Claret Bumble' - jumble them around - add a few - then take some away you get....
                                        Miserable Git!

Iain 

[Hamish Young]

Right (cheeky git ), that'll cost you a donation to the River Don Trust 

If I have time, will tie one up and put on a piccie 

[Sandy Nelson]

 

[Iain Goolager]

You post the picture Hamish & I'll make a donation

[Hamish Young]

To ensure that I actually tie the fly, I've been lent a very nice shiny new fly tying vice which is uber cool 
I might actually tie a bumble or three this evening 

[Hamish Young]

Right, not quite a proper claret bumble (no Blue Jay left in my boxes  ) but a variant I probably use more often anyway This version has two turns light blue cock hackle and three turns of grouse at the head instead of the blue jay 

I still need to learn how to take piccies of flies that come out half decently, but not too bad for all that.

This bumble has been tied on a size 14 l/s hook. Anyone care to guess what the fly tying vice is It's awesome

[clark]

Thats a nice wee flee!
clark

[Irvine Ross]

Anyone care to guess what the fly tying vice is It's awesome

Its the Marc Petitjean one that Magnus reviewed in the latest comic.

I claim the prize

A nice shiny new Orvis Helios will do nicely thank you

Wot! No prize then.

Aaw Shucks

Cheers anyway

Irvine

[Hamish Young]

Its the Marc Petitjean one that Magnus reviewed in the latest comic.

Is the right answer - I'm smitten with it Absolutely a brilliant piece of kit, now if I could only get one without she who must be obeyed finding out 

I claim the prize

A nice shiny new Orvis Helios will do nicely thank you

Wot! No prize then.

Aaw Shucks

Cheers anyway

Irvine

Nice try Irvine, nice try  Settle for a claret bumble variant

[Irvine Ross]

Nice try Irvine, nice try  Settle for a claret bumble variant

Sounds like a good deal to me.

Irvine

PS How about saying that it is on a long term durability trial for the comic? Might work

[Iain Goolager]

Bu**er!  Nice fly Hamish - Donation on it's way to River Don Trust (that's the easiest 45 pence they'll ever make! jest).

I will drop it off with Mike tomorrow a.m. along with the Rio 3wt payment.

Mike, tried to phone you twice today (mobile voicemail) to see about a boat tomorrow but I've since been informed that it's the kids X-mas party & also the sister-in-laws father died today so I've other family matters to attend to.

Nice vise!

Iain

[Cameron deBoth]

sorry to hear that!