What have you tied today?

[Wildfisher]

The hoppers are excellent. I have never "got" hoppers as most seem to be tied with the legs cocked above the water line. What's the point in that?

IMO, hoppers and indeed all leggy flies should be tied like the ones above.  Legs on the water.

[Lochan_load]

Yip, anything above the shank probably won't be seen Fred, the boar bristles are really springy so should be like having a set of oars sticking out the thorax, hopefully that's a good thing!
And very true hares ear, this thread is full of great ideas

[lochgarryfisher]

Well after not doing any tying for many years i have been practicing on big-uns this past few weeks to get me back in to it so thought it was time for something a bit smaller, size 14 was a shock to the fingers.
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[Wildfisher]

I did another black foam backed hopper using a much narrower piece of much softer foam. I managed to get the whole thing a lot slimmer and less beetle-like doing that.

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[lochgarryfisher]

Still grotty weather out, not the best for lying on your back outside trying to get an axle back on the landy so fly tying practice, trying to copy Squigsters Sparkler, size 16, my eyes hurt!
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[Lochan_load]

More of the same, cow dung seals fur  this time

[Wildfisher]

I imagine this will spin like hell when cast.  :lol:

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Detached Body Daddy

[Clan Chief]

Hey Fred! you are fast becoming the DMcP of this forum with flees like that. 

[Wildfisher]

Allan, I don't have the patience, the skill or the visual acuity  to ever become a great fly tier let alone a Davie McPhail.  I have learned so much watching his Youtube vids, the man is a master tier. I enjoy Oliver Edwards tying too, but he is more of a model maker to my mind and many of his patterns are far too complicated and time consuming for fishing flies. Davie McPhail makes it look so easy!

[Suki1312]

Would concur with that , Davie has probably helped more people with there fly-tying than any other being on the planet . His videos on YouTube are a delight to watch .