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Post by ballingall512 on Mar 29, 2010 21:14:45 GMT
One of my favourite on the top patterns, thew sedghog seems to have the power to draw fish up from the depths. Works great as an indicator/attractor fly above a deeply fished okeydokey  I like them with a wee bit of colour too orange  red  olive  Bibio body  |
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Post by kingfisher on Mar 29, 2010 21:23:30 GMT
Very nice Dave. They can be deadly on our loch as well. I have a few green versions, never tried the red and might also do the trick when the heather fly is on the water - worth a wee chuck with one in that colour.  |
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Post by ballingall512 on Mar 29, 2010 21:58:46 GMT
The red one has been a reliable fly for me Kenny, especially on dull/overcast days.
The orange one always seems to do best in bright sunlight for some reason,
The bibio one is my first choice surface fly at the last gasp of light at night.
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Post by troot on Apr 25, 2010 22:30:24 GMT
I'll have a go at tying these. Are they deer hair with a hackle in front? I'm a complete beginner at tying flies and was going to post some pictures of my attempts under a heading of 'comedy flies' ! Having said that I caught a small brownie with one of my own flies today on the isla which made me just a little bit chuffed! Should have had two more but they both came off. On of the escapees was a good size too. My elation at catching something on my own fly almost drove me starting a thread on the subject but have managed to suppress the impulse given that it was 6 inch brownie with suicidal tendencies - (it was released unharmed!).
John
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Post by ballingall512 on May 9, 2010 20:00:19 GMT
Troot. sorry I missed your question regarding the dressing. These are tied with a dubbed body and 4 or 5 bunches of deerhair. then a hackle in front. start by dubbing a but in your chosen colour then tie in a small bunch of deerhair to just beyond the bend, then trim the hair, and secure it well, dub ovethe securing point with 3 or 4 turns more dubbing, then tie in another bunch of hair, repeat this until you are near the head, you should manage 4 or 5 wee bunches, then tie in your hackle 3 or 4 turns, whip finnish and varnish, then remember to trim the hackle away from the under side of the hook, leaving it on top and on the sides, this helps it to sit upright in the water and not on it's side. Happy tying. Dave. P.s feel free to post some pics of your flies, yuo will only get helpfull advice here, no slagging  |
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