Teaching fly tying

[Paul Arden]

Inspired by TZ's page this week, here is one of mine... (Discuss!)

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Tied on a 1/0 hook, in the boat, to imitate these cicadas...

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5 mins later Dirk catxhes this 4kg Gourami - something I have yet to repeat in 3 days trying

[Paul Arden]

Any ideas on how better to imitate these black tipped/veined wings? Sellotape and marker pen?

Thanks, Paul

[t.z.]

Any ideas on how better to imitate these black tipped/veined wings? Sellotape and marker pen?

Thanks, Paul

Yeah, the wing question. Many things plastic look like wings, but most of them rotate the fly in the air when casting and so fuck up the leader.

I`d try deer hair and a foam body.

Tie in a 4mm wide foam strip pointing forwards. Tie in opposite the hook point. Now tie in a bundle of calf or deer hair - also forward over the hook eye. Than fold the foam back so it splits the deer hair bundle in a set of wings. ... than you have to finish this somehow.

Otherwise I`d try the good old Royal Wulff.

[t.z.]

Post Number:#4 Postby Paul Arden » Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:50 pm
Post Number:#5 Postby t.z. » Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:59 pm

Now this is funny - the forum is the fastest on the planet. A dude is fishing in Malaysia with felt 40 C getting an answer sort immediately from somebody sitting in ice and snow. I guess that is easy to explain, but why is there a number 4????

[Paul Arden]

The wings are about 2.5 inches long!

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Another photo (the natural)

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One of mine!

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Maybe stripping the top of the CDC wings would be a good idea!