Wing/Tag: Arctic Fox, Templedog
Body: Future Fly Signature Dubbing GGB Blue
Hackle: Wapsi strung schlappen grey/black
Got some new grey hackle that I needed to test out together with the black I already had: I think the combination looks good, and together with the yellow tag it will go nice in the water. This is one I will test out for seatrout as well.
Working over and over on a pattern is how I normally learn myself something new, these days it is this red/black tube that is getting worked on.
Bottom view: the red tag is not as tight as I would have wanted it to be tough: I need a different tube adapter
Top view:
Front view: I like the proportions of this one and how it is built up
A couple of bright orange tube shrimps today: trying to keep them slim and lightly dressed, will try them out in the sea between christmas and new years to see how they behave. Still on a experiment phase when it comes to tubes: tying up different things to see how material and composition ends up.
Got some really long Templedog patches the other day and with the one above here I finally got it slim enough: one thing I have learned the hard way the last couple of weeks is that I add way too much hair when I start on the underwing, ending up with a fly that is too big. This one also got a nice split yellow/black body as you can see in the picture below (the tinsel isn’t aligned properly though…)
Looking at the tube flies I have created the last weeks I also see that I tend to make massively large flies! So: I will try to create some smaller tubes to learn to control that aspect of tying on a tube as well: big fly is not equal to big fish!
Hook: Dai-Riki 899 #1/0
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippets Orange
Body: UNI-Floss Yellow, UNI Mylar Tinsel SM
Wing: Hair that was in my box, unknown origin, 4 strands of Sparkle Organza
Head: Ostrich
Throat: Golden Pheasant Tippets Orange
When I explore a pattern I normally try out different colors to see how they come together. This one is the same as the Hairwing Salmon that I did yesterday, but with a yellow body.
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