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Great work

Great work. Thanks for the sharing.

Hi Martin.

Hi Martin.
In Bulgaria we have several colors ladybugs. Besides the color, they also differ in the number of points (from four to eight).
Here are two of a kind:
Red Ladybug, with seven or eight black points.

Black Ladybug, with four red points.

There are and light beige Ladybugs, but I no picture.
All the best.
Miro

Two new versions of an old

Two new versions of an old mine fly.

Pine-cone (Nymph variant):

And
Pine-cone (Dry variant):

All the best.
Miro

Colin,

Thank you Martin. I started thinking about models to work toward a long time ago. But it took time and effort to slowly transition from "ephemeral background idea" to actually working and tying that way. Now I'm addicted to it.

I want a dried bug or good photographs on hand for every fly that actually imitates something. Now I even a model of some kind for attractor flies that don't imitate anything. If I'm tying a Prince Nymph, for instance, I want a good-looking Prince Nymph next to my vise as I get started. Or maybe a row of good-looking attractors to improvise on.

Starting out with vise and imagination alone all too often leads to a fuzzy mess.

Colin,

Colin,

A great way to approach fly tying. Many tyers tie from fantasy and imagination - like many of those tying my pet peeve the shrimp. I sometimes find it hard to believe that they ever saw a live shrimp.

Caddis are also a fascinating animal, and many caddis patterns do a good job of imitating them with few materials and simple tying steps. You seem to be well on your way.

Martin

Comment to Jim Bennett Streamers Collection 2014

Really nice work there, Jim. Good Job ........

I have used Chapstic

I have used Chapstick tubes or similar lip stuff for my wax. They are easy to find, adjustable, and cheap. Screw out the Chapstick stuff with the bottom screw until fully extended then carefully pull the stuff out the rest of the way. Be sure to retain the plastic bottom support piece. Screw the adjustment screw back down. Place the tube in a vise or hold with tongs carefully and pour the liquid wax in and let sit over night to firm up. Keep the cap etc.

Works

I am trying to purch

I am trying to purchase blind eye 8/0 hooks. Do you have any suggestions? These are for art not fishing.

Thank you.

Great looking flies

Great looking flies Ted and good approach to tying them. I did a similar thing for a muddler article couple years ago tying one like the modern standard and one more closely to original. I think that pattern is probably the best example of what you are talking about.

BR,

Timo

Hi Martin
The page

Hi Martin
The page is now pretty old, but.....
Do you have any more information you can share, you have probably been through your share of jackets since? I like the Nomad design for one reason, it is SHORT, but I certainly understand your objections.
But I am not a tall man, and I need to wade deep, and therefore the shortest possible jacket is pretty crucial to me. The "Englands" is probably the shortest I can find, but comes with an automatically inflatable life west:-). Wouldn't that look good?
Jens

Ok. The model leads to an-

Ok. The model leads to an--almost--finished project.

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Thank Paul.! I made

Thank Paul.! I made a needle knot and finish with uv adhesive... For the moment is working ok!

This is why fly fish

This is why fly fishing keeps it's mysticism of being for the upper class. $65.00 dollars for a book not me!

Comment to Jim Warner

Hi Jim... Thanks for your time today I'm very excited to spend more time talking. Thx. Brett

Clint,

You can. G

Clint,

You can. Google Translate has a translate a document function that works on PDF's. I can't link directly to the translation, because you have to upload the PDF to the translator. But you can download the file from he link above and upload it yourself. It looks pretty good when I tried. Not perfect, but a lot easier to read than Danish for most people...

Martin

Could you use Google

Could you use Google to translate the report into other languages, English would be one to begin with?

Miro,

Miro,

Great looking bugs. Quite a bit of paintwork there! ;-)

Martin

Red Bug - hook from # 14 to

Red Bug - hook from # 14 to # 18

Ladybug - hook from # 14 to # 18

All the best.

I love these flies!

I love these flies! I'm tying a few larger sizes and incorporating glass beads for the body and I'm going to use them for steelhead. Great instructions on this site.

Nice ones :)

Nice ones :)
For a while the grey ghost was a standard I tied and fished, but did away with it, From a catching point of view a downsized clouser (size 8; white arctic fox,a hint of flash and grey squirrel) is better and the tying is by far not as time consuming.
In my understanding quite a few of these patterns, the one on the very long shanked hooks, are more for trolling from a canoe than for casting.
TL
Florian

Comment to Larry Leight Streamer Collection 2014

Larry was kind enough share his knowledge of fly tying with me. His passion and detail in his tying is inspirational.

Comment to Donald Bruce Soar - 1963 - 2014

Darren .. I am saddened to hear of this loss to the fly-fishing community. I never knew Don, but like many, knew of his work. He will be sorely missed. :(

Hi Mario,
.
You do

Hi Mario,
.
You don't need to apologize for your very good english. If you do a search here or on the web you will find some good instructions on, how to make a loop with the braided core of the fly line, (running line). Thats what I would do. A friend of mine uses the same running line and he just ties the running line to the loop of the shooting head, I like a cleaner connection, thats why I would go with the loop to loop connection.

Paul

Comment to Donald Bruce Soar - 1963 - 2014

He sent one of his Kokanee Sunrise streamers to me a few years ago. Truly a stunning fly. Wish I had met him...