What have you tied today?

[dazdidge]

Does that mean that you tie the jay in last Darren. I always tie the jay in first - makes for a neater fly, I think.

John

I tied/tyed it in last John, and tie in the tip first. I  will try putting it in first though it might help. I just always find tying in a hackle first it gets in the way later on, but nothing ventured nothing gained. You can show me at the next fly night, I might even have a spare Jay win or two for you.
Thanks CB, I still feel they could do with a bit of tidying up though, although I doubt the fish will mind much (at least I hope not) I didn't have quite the right materials to hand so I had to improvise a wee bit but I'll hopefully be able to get some better feathers at the end of the month. I have been finding lately that better materials make it much easier to tie

cheers
daz

[Black-Don]

Does that mean that you tie the jay in last Darren. I always tie the jay in first - makes for a neater fly, I think.

John

John , sorry was typing when you posted that. Do you tie the Jay in first and then work the palmers from the back or wet the Jay and pull it over the eye ?

[The Bandy Man]

I kinda tie them like this Don, except I don't normally wing bumbles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ne2UgYs5rw

John

[Malcolm]

Tonight I am going to try some variations on this afternoon's work...
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Ken,

My last resort flee for the hill lochs is just like that except it has a pink tail and a leaded body and is tied on a long shank 8.

[Inchlaggan]

Ken, that is like an Ombudsman with attitude 
Whaadaye call it ? I'm  having some of them in the flee box for next season.
Any chance of a recipe and fishing tips ?

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Don
I'd never heard of the Ombudsman, so the likness is coincidental.
Like most of my "mucking about at the vice flees" it does not have a name.

Recipe
Hook 8-12 Wet, Thread Black, Tail Cock Pheasant Tail Fibres, Body Dark Olive Dubbing, Rib Gold Wire, Wings Badger Hackles, Hackle Black Hen.
Fished In the surface in a calm, or subsurface through a ripple.

Malcolm
Like that idea, I'll give it a try.
Ken

[Inchlaggan]

The Variations (from last night).
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Light Spruce- according to my book.
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[Black-Don]

Some of tonights efforts



Tagged Pennell



Fire Tail Pennell A, la Scotfly.



Invicta



Ice and Fire.

[scotfly]

All very nicely tied, and photographed Don.  :

[Malcolm]

PA,

DO you recall Arthur Cove? He tied a fly called the red diddy. It was a red elastic band with a notch cut in it so that the tail would lash about madly with the lightest movement. He banned himself from using it (so he says) because it was so deadly.

I like rubber legged flies for seatrout - in fact I feel a sea trout fly is underdressed without them.

I'll be giving that red one a go on Loch Leven this year.

[Black-Don]

Mr. Hedgehog