Flies of Jim Wynn

[Ruard]

Flies of Jim Wynn: Jim Wynn was a fisher of the Warfe in Yorkshire. I have a PDF with a list of wet flies. I shall try to tie his flies and share them on this forum. If I use other material then in the recipe , I shall mention that.

Green and Yellow Bloa:



(2 ) . GREEN AND YELLOW BLOA (JW) .
Hook: 14 & 16
Hackle: The whitish feather from the hooded crow neck.
Body: 0live green and yellow silks twisted together and wrapped in
alternate bands, then ribbed with fine gold tinsel.
Use: One of the Light Duns and may be taken as an imitation of the
Yellow Sally. It is without doubt a useful fly during the summer months.


Substitued the hooded crow for a cream hen saddle.

Greeting

[Ruard]

Bue hen spider:



(3),BLUE HEN SPIDER (JW).
Hook: 14
Hackle: Blue dun hen.
Body: Rear half olive Lurex: thorax, mole fur ribbed with olive Lurex.
Comment: This wet fly dressing by JW, and termed one of his 'specials' did
not appear in his notebook but was recorded by Keith Fearson.

Substitueted the olive lurex for green

Greeting

[letumgo]

Ruard - These are graceful flies, yet they look highly fishable. Splendid! And the photography is top-notch too.

[tie2fish]

Well done, Ruard. I especially like the first one -- it is quite graceful, with natural blended colors and an excellent job of hackling. This will be a great project for us to follow; looking forward to the next set.

[hankaye]

Ruard, Howdy;

Beautiful set of flys! Looking forward to seeing some more.

hank

[fly_fischa]

Hey Ruard ,
These flies rock!!!
Very beautiful renditions, you should be proud of them. I can't wait to see the next additions.
I'm especially fond of the first fly, simply stunning!!!

[daringduffer]

http://www.anglebooks.com/product.php?xProd=28678

Ruard,

Do you ever sleep?

Please give us an akvarell of a fly too.

dd

(Have you watched Davie McPhail paint a Monet?)
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Dav ... Hs0BJctSzs

[letumgo]

Stefan (dd) - Thank you for both of those links. The book is now on my wish list ( ). I loved watching Dave do the painting. The guy is amazing...

[Ruard]

[quote="daringduffer

Ruard,

Do you ever sleep?

Please give us an akvarell of a fly too.

dd

[/quote]

Thank you DD, did not know that there was a book of the Flies of Jim Wynn. I try to get a signed copy.

I sleep well thank you!!

I don't think that I shall make a watercolor of a fly. It is just not my piece of cake.


Greeting

[Soft-hackle]

Don't mean to hijack this wonderful thread with Ruards beautiful flies, but more beauty will add to it. Davy's painting is beautiful! The technique reminds me of an American artist Bob Ross. I dare say, however, Davy's technique is not even close to the master impressionist, Claude Monet. Just a peek at some of his work tells the story:









A painter of light, he was truly a master.

Mark