2 ostrich fly's

[fishhead]

hook mustad size 14 3906B
thread danville's yellow 6/0
rib and tag mirage flashabou
body tan ostrich herl
hackle speckled hen




hook mustad size 14 3906B
thread UNI olive 8/0
rib and tag olive flashabou
body olive ostrich herl
hackle starling

[willowhead]

WOW! THOSE are Cool.....

[fishhead]

thanks

[Roadkill]

fishhead
Very nice flies but when little Ostrich soft hackles grow up they look more like this.

[fishhead]

very nice

[DUBBN]

Fishhead, I am pretty darn sure those two patterns in size 14 would work on my home waters about 90% of the time.
Neat patterns, and thanks for sharing.

[letumgo]

Terrific flies guys! The fuzzy bodies are very attractive. I would like to see more variations of each of these.

[tie2fish]

f'head ~ Very innovative and well thought-out. Both of those will fish well, although I'm partial to the first one in a Size 14. Keep up the creative tying.

[Roadkill]

letumgo

Mine are all variations of Alec Jackson's Spade flies popular here in the Northwest. Here is the Woolly Spade tied with a grizzly hackle wound in with the ostrich and tinsel that forms the body.

[willowhead]

i was going to post here last night, but waited to see what would transpire. i've tyed a lot of those Alec Jackson style Steelie flies.....i have all of his videos and got inspired to learn that stuff after watching those a few years back. i'd definately reccommend those videos to anyone who wants to watch a guy speed tye on a Nor Vise. He's extremely accurate and proficiant.
He never ribs a fly.....he uses the tinsel with the herl (wether that be Peacock or Ostrich), and twist them together, to then do his bodies. Makes a more durable body that way i spose, although perhaps not as fancy. But i doubt he's much worried bout that. These are fishin' flies. Another cool thing in the videos is his explanations about why he came up with the differnet finishes on those hooks.....gold, nickle (silver), blued, besides black and bronze. And under which fishing conditions he goes to/with the different finishes. i got to meet Mr. Jackson in Albany, Oregon in '08 when i was out there for the Northwest Fly Tying Expo (Oregon Council of the FFF).....pretty cool dude. Very easy goin'.......
Nice tyin' Roadkill. Btw, are you Dan. If so, i'd say i still need to get those hooks off to you.