What have you tied today?

[Wildfisher]

Apart from being far too heavily dressed the damsel nymph of the stockie basher is usually  also too big. That one in my photo is about 25MM - about an inch long.

[Billy]

I measured the one in my photo as well Fred and it was about the same.

I reckon marabou is the way to go with the tail but maybe tied to show the segments. A bit like a detached mayfly body.

Billy

[Wildfisher]

Billy, the hook I tied it on is a size 8 Fulling Mill barbless  which has a shortish shank and a wide gape. It's just right for that type of fly.

[Wildfisher]

A slimmer, lighter  all olive version with a smaller  2MM green tungsten bead and olive CDC "legs". The fly is just over 1" long.

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[Lochan_load]

Like it Fred, I've got one in my head but iv spent the night dying and tidying all my stuff, I'll get it done in the morning

[Lochan_load]

Tried tying one of these crippler flies, the red golden pheasant is too short so you lose the effect, used the newly died hackles tho and liking the colours
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[Lochan_load]

Think this is more like it, claret crippler
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[bibio1]

That's it. I sometimes dye the pheasant feathers for this as well.

[Lochan_load]

Get some of your flies up on here bibio! One more before work, fiery brown

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[bibio1]

I'll start tying at the weekend.