Hot wire Olive

[tie2fish]

That fly would work extremely well on at least three of the streams I fish. Well done, dubbn.

[DUBBN]

Post Script - Do you think you could make the head any smaller?!? Damn thing is a microdot!

(above comment is intended as good natured humor and a compliment on a well tyed head...great stuff)

Thank you sir for the kind words and compliment.
The hackle is the first ingredient I put on the hook after I have started the thread. I tie the feather in with the stem facing the bend and the tip out in front of the eye and the feather bending away from me (shiny side facing me). The thread is wrapped towards the bend, covering the stem. I now add my ingredients. Tail, ribbing, body, etc... The body of the fly should stop a little closer to the eye than on most nymphs or drys. I crowd the eye on my Flymphs. The feather was tied in directly behind the eye.
With my thread stopped directly in front of my dubbing, I wrap the feather backwards toward the body until it reaches the thread. The thread is then wrapped carefully through the hackle until it reaches the eye of the hook. One well placed wrap of thread is all that is needed to swoop the hackle backwards, followed by three turns from the whip finisher is all that is needed to make a tiny, durable head.

In the picture of my pattern, I did not advance the body far enough, and I did not place my first wrap to secure the collar well enough to achieve the swooped back effect.
Darn pictures dont lie. Hope that picture doesnt make my butt look big!!

I applaud the photography of this forums members as much as their mad tying skills. This style of fly that I submitted will catch fish if it is tyed pretty or ugly. The patterns and techniques that are shared by this boards patrons make me want to take the time to make my flys more appealing to your eyes, and not just that of the trout that I stalk.

I am going to try to set up a basic fly photo station this year. I have a sneaking hunch that photographing my flys and sharing them with you will make me a better tyer.


Again, thanks all for the kind words,
Wayne

[William Anderson]

Dubbn, I think you're spot on with the simple fly theory. I don't think I ever use more than 2-3 materials, besides the hook and silk. (as soon as I say that, someone will post a link to something I tied using 5...yeah yeah, maybe I did, but I usually can't remember anything more than a couple weeks old.) This is a really effective design.

w