Reply With Quotetried a few things, made some nice looking flies and some utter rubbish with the best of intent so far haha.
tough to veer away from the typical copper john usage of the UV resin. (wingcase)
Steelhead
I'll give it a bash guys. Can't promise anything too creative though...
Steelhead
tried a few things, made some nice looking flies and some utter rubbish with the best of intent so far haha.
tough to veer away from the typical copper john usage of the UV resin. (wingcase)
bushveld scalies - worth the blood, sweat and tears
Steelhead
OK, Gents, here's what I did. I did not have much time to create something truly interesting, but this one will work fine.
The UV Nymph
Hook: #14 Barbless nymph hook
Bead: Black Tungsten
Thorax: Squirrel Dubbing
Wing case: Black scud back covered with UV clear gue
Abdomen: Black flashabou and gold, black and brown sparkle thread, covered with UV clear gue
Tail: Golden Pheasant
UV Nymph (1024x768).jpgUV Nymph 2 (1024x767).jpgUV Nymph 3 (1024x768).jpg
Steelhead
Great start! All try get one or two up this weekend
Last edited by FishWhisperer; 26-04-13 at 01:25 PM.
Around the steel no tortur'd worm shall twine, No blood of living insect stain my line;
Let me, less cruel, cast feather'd hook, With pliant rod athwart the pebbled brook,
Silent along the mazy margin stray, And with fur-wrought fly delude the prey
Steelhead
Very nice Chris. I'd put a few of those in my box!Originally Posted by chrisvd
- Warren Prior
"Never a dull moment!"
Steelhead
Thanks guys, this was done very quickly one night. So it could have been tied better. The fly will catch fish though:smile:
Am I the only one that's going to make the deadline?
Steelhead
Ons punish jou vir die Largie swop!!Am I the only one that's going to make the deadline?
Mario Geldenhuys
Smallstream fanatic, plus I do some other things that I can't tell you about
"All the tips or magical insights in the world can't replace devotion, dedication, commitment, and gumption - and there is not secret in that" - Glenn Brackett
Steelhead
Mooi vliegie Chris.
Korrie Broos
Don't go knocking on Death's door, ring the bell and run like hell. He hates it. (anon)
Nymphing, adds depth to your fly fishing.
Nymphing, is fly fishing in another dimension
Steelhead
OK I used 5 minute epoxy for the thorax, which I applied beforehand to create an underbody. The epoxy was tinted with brown airbrush ink, and applied over a base of gold holographic tinsel. After leaving the epoxy to set for a bit I pulled through a thin black wire rib to create the segmentation. Finished with brown superbrite dubbing and holographic flashback. I was surprised at how quick it was to tie, I was expecting it to take a while.
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side_1.jpg
top_1.jpg
"I'm just a beer drinker with a flyfishing problem"
Steelhead
Battling with internet since Friday ... hoping to get my pic on when it is resolved. Sorry guys.
Mario Geldenhuys
Smallstream fanatic, plus I do some other things that I can't tell you about
"All the tips or magical insights in the world can't replace devotion, dedication, commitment, and gumption - and there is not secret in that" - Glenn Brackett
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