What have you tied today?

[Wildfisher]

Jim, if you are tying Pogos make the foam wing cases a touch bigger than on mine in photo above, those still work, but are not  buoyant compared to the Stu Trippney originals I have.

[Wildfisher]

Effective flies don't get a much simpler than this nymph. Tail is hare fur, abdomen is copper wire, thorax hare fur dubbed onto the copper wire. No thread used.
Tied on a size 16 Fulling Mill grab gape which is 16 gape, 18 shank length.

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[rannoch raider]

The need to tie small stuff has opened my eyes to some really simple but supposedly very effective patterns. That wee nymph is right up my street right now.
Done a few simple Black Gnat type spinners with the simple flattened Grizzle wing in size 16.
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[Robbie]

Couple of bead spiders:

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[rannoch raider]

I've never seen that one before Robbie. I've been looking for the red beads to do a red headed Diawl Bach pattern.

[Lochan_load]

Brilliant robbie, bet Vaughan would like those! I've got some of these beads, keep meaning to tie some up

[Bobfly]

Shoosh !!!!!!!!! : :
Actually I think the ones to go for are the ones made by Tyers Beads from Colorado but they are hard to find. They make various glass beads and some have a silvered inner tube lining that is a bit like a mirror effect. That means that when you put on a lined bead its reflective glow back is always there but with an unlined bead put on a black hook or black thread or whatever then the glow is less strong.

[JimJams]

Few ties from today, managed to take ALOT more material out to the desert this time, should keep me busy for the next 8 weeks.

Stonefly nymph




Random tie




Purple haze

[rannoch raider]

Very nice JJ, I do like that stonefly nymph. Your desert tying den looks very well organised and not quite the hell hole I imagined from your previous posts  :lol:

[JimJams]

For being literally a portacabin with a bed, bathroom and an aircon unit, it's surprisingly comfortable!