1st Flyswap for 2010

« **Reply #25 on:** 11/03/2010 at 21:30 »

when you send in your flies can you mark somehwere what your username is to make it a wee bit easier for me.

cheers

Matt

« **Reply #26 on:** 12/03/2010 at 12:22 »

Hi Matt,
OOOPS ! Sorry , I think that was me . My apologies.
Paul.

« **Reply #27 on:** 12/03/2010 at 13:31 »

10 of these buzzers will be on ther way to you Matt once you Pm me you address

Tightlines
Baz

« **Reply #28 on:** 14/03/2010 at 19:12 »

Hows everyone elses flies getting on??
A couple a night and its all done

« **Reply #29 on:** 14/03/2010 at 19:51 »

I've had two sets so far and I'm nearly finished mine. Look forward to seeing yours soon. Matt

« **Reply #30 on:** 14/03/2010 at 20:01 »

I wouldnt get too excited Matt, it just a buzzer

Hope you like it anyhow!
Shame everyone couldnt just beast on and tie there flies up , it always ends up people just making the deadline and no more!
Time will tell i guess,
Thanks again for taking the time to run in it anyway Matt

« **Reply #31 on:** 16/03/2010 at 13:06 »

I got some lovely diawl bachs with hot green heads and some pearly pennels in the post over the last few days will post pictures tonight they look the business.

Cheers

Matt

« **Reply #32 on:** 16/03/2010 at 14:06 »

Thats me just got round to starting mine. Have rattled off five today and will do the rest this week.

« **Reply #33 on:** 16/03/2010 at 19:01 »

Did my flies arrive today Matt

« **Reply #34 on:** 16/03/2010 at 19:05 »

Not yet Baz. However Sandy's did. Will get some pictures up later on.

« **Reply #35 on:** 16/03/2010 at 19:50 »

So after todays post that means four sets of flies so far. You've already got pictures of Alex's excellent blood worms and Sandy's shrimps. So these arrived over the last fewy days sadly my photography doesn't do them justice.

GRHE diawl bachs

and Kevlard's pearly pennels

I'm nearly finished mine two to go. Baz's are in the post. So get busy everybody!

« **Reply #36 on:** 16/03/2010 at 20:27 »

Quote from: mdh on 16/03/2010 at 19:50

and Kevlard's pearly pennels

A bit of a variation on the pearly pennel I usually tie them with a hen hackle but this one has crow for the hackle and a turn of orange dubbing for a thorax. The rest of the materials are golden pheasant for the tail, pearly tinsel for the body with a silver wire rib. as the body can be a bit fragile i run a fine layer of superglue along the body before applying the tinsel and then a coat of 60 second nail varnish before applying the rib. The hackle is perhaps bordering on the long side but I dont think it will stop the trout. These variations are the first I have tied but I have fished pearly pennels with a variety of retrieves, deep and sub surface and they have always taken fish. Look forward to seeing the rest of the tyings

Kev

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« **Reply #37 on:** 16/03/2010 at 22:24 »

Hi Matt,
You are too kind !

I would have stuck a piccie in but the camera what I,ve ordered has gone missing in the post . VERY annoying.
Glad you like the flees.
Paul.

« **Reply #38 on:** 17/03/2010 at 07:30 »

Matt,

flies done last night - will post them tomorrow.

Iain

« **Reply #39 on:** 17/03/2010 at 21:25 »

Gettin worried about the flies i sent, i posted them on friday

Still no sign Matt ???

« **Reply #40 on:** 17/03/2010 at 22:05 »

nothing yet Baz I'll let you know when they arrive...

« **Reply #41 on:** 18/03/2010 at 12:50 »

Hi,
I think someone has pinched Baz,s flies and is taking piccies of them with my camera

Paul.

« **Reply #42 on:** 18/03/2010 at 12:53 »

Ten of these on the way.....

I am still struggling with taking pics of flies. This took me about 20 attempts and you still cant see the body!!!

« **Reply #43 on:** 18/03/2010 at 12:59 »

Nip outside and take a photo in the natural light

« **Reply #44 on:** 18/03/2010 at 14:15 »

Would agree with that

since I put my vice in a our back room which has fantastic natural light
the photos are really good. All the SBS photos I've taken since Christmas have been
with natural light only

mind you the light here is lovely for photos some of the outside stuff comes out
amazing

sandy

« **Reply #45 on:** 18/03/2010 at 14:51 »

Quote from: bigtroot on 17/03/2010 at 21:25

Gettin worried about the flies i sent, i posted them on friday
Still no sign Matt ???

Baz

You did put them in the big Red thing with the narrow slot,

didn't you

Alex

« **Reply #46 on:** 18/03/2010 at 15:50 »

Take 2.......

Took it on top of my car!

Natural light eh!! I think its the rusty blue coming off the party Punto that does it!!

Thanks for the good tip. I will be able to post some of my tyings now.

« **Reply #47 on:** 18/03/2010 at 15:54 »

Another thing is to stick something solid behind the fly or the camera wants to try and focus on the background and not the fly, grass is good!

« **Reply #48 on:** 18/03/2010 at 18:57 »

Hi Matt,

If my flies dont arrive tomorrow i will do another set

« **Reply #49 on:** 18/03/2010 at 18:59 »

A set of mystery buzzers arrived today. No postage, usrename, return envelope or address. Can anybody claim them? (the hand drawn stamp was particularly impressive!)