Wednesday 25 February 2009

Wally Wing Mayfly


At the Fly Fair last year I was impressed by the Wally Wing Mayfly tied by Chris Watson. I have been trying to master the technique on and off since then and contacted Chris who was kind enough to help. The picture is of my latest effort. On this particular fly I have used Fly Rite dubbing, #38 Pale Watery Yellow, from Niche and a Dark Smokey Dun Hackle from Collins in the US.

Wednesday 18 February 2009

Fly Tying League Round 3


My second fly for round 3 was a The Green Nymph Variation. This was tied on a size 14 wet fly hook. The body is flourescent green floss overlaid with monofilament, the hackle brown Partridge and the head Peacock herl. The hackle was very difficult to get as full as the fly in the magazine even if it was doubled using conventional tying. I decided to cut hackles from the feather and tie them in forward over the eye and then stroke them back once I had formed the body. The picture shows more of the thread at the end of the body than I would have liked but the hackle looks nice.

Fly Tying League Round 3



After round 2 of the league I am equal 2nd, can't quite believe it!




The 3rd round flies are Czech Nymphs. These were tied using the following materials.




Hook: Partridge Fine Wire Czech Nymph, size 12


Underbody: 0.015 Round Lead Wire


Outer Rib: Monofilament


Shellback: Clear Thin Skin


Inner Rib: Sulky Gold Holoshimmer (from sewing shop)


Body: Rabbit Dubbing in Olive and Rusty Brown


Head: Thread colour with marker and varnished




Not totally happy with these flies, I should have paid more attention to the number of ribs on each fly to be more consistent and the head can be difficult due to the bulk of materials to tie in. The lead underbody has the thread ramped up at either end to give a smoother outline prior to adding any other materials. The shellback is coloured using Stazon Timber Brown ink from a craft shop. I have also started to paint the head with a small brush and several coats of head cement to get a better finish, particularly on flies similar to this