[Iain Goolager]

Nice Spiders Lindz,

On the topic of MB's.....






Iain

[Barry Robertson]

Very tidy Iain, nice looking flee! Is that wee puff of cdc meant to keep it afloat?

[Iain Goolager]

Hi Baz  

With a drop of CDC Gel this puppy will float bo problem.

Without going back through all the CDC Gel/Oil stuff............I used to tie all CDC flies with 5 feathers due to my infuriation with CDC flies drowning, now it's 3 for 95% of the time and 4 if a particularly heavy hook or dressing.

Iain

Note: was referring to general early season Olive/ upwing patterns with the 3 feathers reference, smaller patterns e.g. F flies imitating smaller olives can have 2 or a single feather.

[Barry Robertson]

What hook are you using in thon foto??

[Marc Fauvet]

super-nice one, Iain ! 

[Alex Burnett]

Well I've made a start to Tying up some Tungsten Nymphs.

@Spiderman - Yes they are Barbless  

@Goolager - I have only tied up 8 of each instead of 12's.  



Alex

[Loxiafan]

Great MB cripple Iain, is that a tested pattern for you or a prospective one. I reckon a size 12 JT Olive would work too ? Have been working on my MB nymphs, a few possibly needing a haircut but happy with size and profile ! Carp pic again, dunno what is happening..

[Iain Goolager]

Lindz,

enough already with the pages from  'A pictorial Guide to British Ephemeroptera' By Craig Macadam & Cyril Bennett

very nice flies though  , I take it you're splitting your thread for 'dubbing' the CDC legs? only I can't tell because you are concentrating more on featuring the picture of the nymph as displayed in the publication 'A pictorial Guide to British Ephemeroptera' By Craig Macadam & Cyril Bennett 
What's the body material?
Are you using oiler puffs for the thorax/legs combo?

Alex,

Nice weighted nymphs there  , you will have to do some small ones, which I have found handy for when the rivers down to it's bones.

Iain

[Alex Burnett]

What you calling small Mr G? 

Alex

[Iain Goolager]

size 18 with a 1.5mm tungsten bead and I have gone down to size 20 (fished duo method) with a 1mm (if memory serves me well) tungsten bead, but 18 defo.

Iain

[Jan Keur]

Bonny Spiders and catchy nymphs Dan!!

Thanks for sharing the pics and the info about the barbless Veniard hooks!!

Gonna try to get some too!

Gr

Jan

[Alex Burnett]

Cheers Iain,

I was planning on #16's with a 2mm bead next but will grab some 1.5mm beads & go down to #18's.

Alex

[Loxiafan]

very nice flies though   , I take it you're splitting your thread for 'dubbing' the CDC legs? Are you using oiler puffs for the thorax/legs combo?

Hook: Size 12 FO Curved Barbless Standard
Weight: Orvis fine lead, two layers at thorax and flattened in vice
Body :Pheasant Tail
Tail: Coq de Leon Achonada....Anchovy or something
Rib: Fine Gold Wire
Wing Case: Brown Scudback
Thorax: Hare Fur
Legs: CDC Puffs (split thread)


It is basically JT's   MB Nymph but using your oiler puffs (maybe you should tell JT ?  ).

Book used just to show scale and profile   Will try a better in the vice pic tomorrow in sunlight.

BTW "Jingler" as in the Tweed/Clyde dry fly thingy, not an adapter dry - nae idea whit that is !  

L

[Iain Goolager]

 Yeah, 16's too Alex.

Last season, I'll not go into great detail but on 3 occasions I watched pods of Trout in low clear water inspecting my emergers, spiders and nymphs (14's) really interesting but infuriating. After exhausting the usual suspects I trolled my fly box for anything suitably small and unobtrusive. Nil Joy, until rifling through my waistcoat I came across a hook box with some wee nymphs size 20, basically a Hares Ear with an orange collar. Threw the fly out and 1st cast................nowt happened   but either second or third cast a fish took, splashed about and was off.
No point after that as they had all vanished but at least I got a fish to take, may have been the pattern but I'm convinced that size was more important.

Be prepared  dib dib dib

Iain

[Iain Goolager]

not an adapter dry - nae idea whit that is !

And I'll no be telling you either. 

FO    mind's gone blank, help me out, what make?

Iain