What have you tied today?

[Lochan_load]

Ginger quill dhe
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[Lochan_load]

Last one, ginger quill Klink. The quills are a bit delicate and a Pain to use but the effect is nice
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[rannoch raider]

Very nice Andy. Where do you get your quills?

[Lochan_load]

Cheers, they are veniard ones Jim in ginger. Don't know if I would go as far to recommend them because I've had a couple of brittle ones but maybe thats just the nature of the beast? First time using stripped quills so hard to know what's the norm

[Robbie]

Very nice flies, quill bodies do look the business!

[Wildfisher]

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CDC and Aero Wing. I have found this effective for difficult fish in smooth water where they are easy to spook. Just a variant of Hans Weilenmann's  CDC  & Elk replacing the heavier Elk / Deer Hair  wing with a small amount of dun Aero Wing.

Hard to see in fast water, but very easy to see on a smooth surface.  I might tie it even lighter or pull off a few of these CDC  and Aero Wing fibres before I fish it

Hans ties the original  here. It is very simple and quick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iXWIS9dprM

[rannoch raider]

Loving that one Fred. These simple patterns are great. I like the way the body is constructed with minimum fuss.

[Lochan_load]

Got fed up doing these drab river flies  so had a go at using a couple of new materials I've had for a while, firstly kingfisher blue grizzle hen on a bumbly thing
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And some claret bronze mallard from natures spirit, good quality and a decent bag
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[Robbie]

Now that is a cracker, what's the body? The claret bronze mallard is really nice.