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Im so impressed in general with the caliber of tying and willingness to share on this board...it really motivates me to keep tying and hopefully improving...
I had been tying on shanks so much of late and coupled with my goal of tying a spey fly by the end of winter I figured it was time to get goin on hooks
As with many things , it was hard to jump right in..so I just kinda tied what I generally do shanks on hooks (sparse marabou, pheasant and guinea collars /ostrich wing) ....bleh..over dressed and busy..Not to happy with proportions etc...... I did work on some bodies and Im happy they are hidden lol (1st pic).but by the last I like one and then something clicked (2nd pic)
I thought about tying some dark wets (upcoming steelhead trips..afternoon bite...)...tail, body, hackle....(3 rd pic) ....hmmmm....should I put on a BM wing?..naaah..nevr did it before...im not ready haha..I used tented pheasant rump...
I i liked the bug...I tied a few more..starting to come together...ended up with 8..then did 4 in an olive/black versus purple/black (forgot to take a pic)
Well im gonna keep tying and try BM wings next week
Happy thanksgiving!
I think the Buddha said to swing flies truly for just a moment is to live forever
I had been tying on shanks so much of late and coupled with my goal of tying a spey fly by the end of winter I figured it was time to get goin on hooks
As with many things , it was hard to jump right in..so I just kinda tied what I generally do shanks on hooks (sparse marabou, pheasant and guinea collars /ostrich wing) ....bleh..over dressed and busy..Not to happy with proportions etc...... I did work on some bodies and Im happy they are hidden lol (1st pic).but by the last I like one and then something clicked (2nd pic)
I thought about tying some dark wets (upcoming steelhead trips..afternoon bite...)...tail, body, hackle....(3 rd pic) ....hmmmm....should I put on a BM wing?..naaah..nevr did it before...im not ready haha..I used tented pheasant rump...
I i liked the bug...I tied a few more..starting to come together...ended up with 8..then did 4 in an olive/black versus purple/black (forgot to take a pic)
Well im gonna keep tying and try BM wings next week
Happy thanksgiving!
I think the Buddha said to swing flies truly for just a moment is to live forever
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