Playboy of the Western World

[CreationBear]

I was playing around with some of the plover that Narco was kind enough to give me--amazing material! At any rate, I added a bit of REE's horse hair (another gift) to what I remembered of Ray's recipie for the "Connemara Gold:"




And again in silver:


Finished the night with a Leisenring flymph and all was right with the world:

[hankaye]

cb, Howdy;

Beautiful flys ..... nicely tyed & photographed..

hank

[Mataura mayfly]

Really nice ties and photos!
I like the idea of finishing on a classic. Very nicely done.

[Old Hat]

Wonderfully executed. I just love plover. Many materials have good substitutions that can be used, plover is not one of them.

[CreationBear]

Thanks, gents: it's really fun to play around with these materials, though I am butting my head up against the steep end of the learning curve when it comes to tinsel underbodies...for some reason, I can tie the silver side a lot smoother than the gold side.

Many materials have good substitutions that can be used, plover is not one of them.

I have to say you're right--I've enjoyed tying from the dyed Sharptail Grouse that Blue Ribbon sells, but "in hand" there's no comparison. (And I'm assuming y'all will back me up on this if my wife bridles a bit when she sees next month's credit card statement...otherwise, Narco better make room in his camper. )

[tie2fish]

More lovely stuff from your inventive mind, Jon. Always a pleasure to open your posts.

[RnF]

Love the third one. It's my kind of fly. Well tied!

[CreationBear]

the third one. It's my kind of fly.

Thanks for the comments, guys. I think I'd tie on the third one, first, as well, if only because it will sink. Of course in all honesty I nicked that one from Old Hat:

http://flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... rout+stick

the only difference owing to the fact that apparently he's cornered the market on GEMs wool in this hemisphere.

[letumgo]

Wow, those are great! Beautiful trio.

[willowhead]

Ditto, all of the above. Jon, if you run out of horse hair, lemme know. i can spare you some. WHERE OR WHERE can i find Plover?????????????